Church Leaders Update Archives

How do you help a loved one deal with grief if she refuses to help herself? And how long is too long to be grieving in the aftermath of a loss?

It’s extremely hard for a leader to get honest feedback due to the fact that most people’s tendency is to say what the leader wants to hear.

A reader wrestles with why God isn't answering her prayer, and Dr. Roger talks about why God has been silent.

In many cases, pastors are released from their church for no fault of their own. What can we do for the unemployed servant of the Lord?

“The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.”

If we’re honest, we want to make our student ministry better. These are things I wish I had been told early in my student ministry days.

The title is a come-on, to give me the chance to say one huge thing to every pastor: You have no idea what ranks as the most important part of your...

What can the church do to make singles and single parents feel welcome?

Until fairly recently, Protestants and Catholics in this country were, if not enemies, then certainly players on opposing teams.

The local church exists to glorify God the Father by making disciples of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Max Lucado comes strong with great quotes about living with anxiety, especially in the United States. Max's book is titled "Anxious for Nothing,"...

It is possible to have great doubt and great faith at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive. In Mother Teresa, in Luther and in Lewis...

Call it a crisis of faith or something similar, but what if that one question prompts the beginning of a deepening walk with the Lord?

I have friends that say they “woke up too late” or “didn’t feel like going,” but instead watched the service online (or simply missed it entirely)....

We are the Church of Jesus Christ. We are members of the same body. We need to model to our nation what true oneness means.