Church Leaders Update Archives

Let’s face it. Church is not always as exciting as we would like. Sometimes it’s boring and disappointing. It’s possible that there are good...

Peace on earth is a message our world needs to hear, but it needs to hear the complete message: peace on earth through the Prince of Peace, Jesus...

How do I explain to my five-year-old why God lets people be poor and homeless? In other words, how do I explain suffering to a young child?

Why would we cancel church on Sunday just because that Sunday is extra-special?

We all have a dog in this fight, I’m afraid...

God’s Kingdom is sometimes an upside down kingdom in the eyes of the world, but God takes delight in using “one little child, one homeless man, one...

Christians have a lot to say about gender identity, but very few actually know how to respond — especially when it gets personal. So what's the...

Advent is an opportunity for us to remember the moment God came down in the person of his Son to reveal himself.

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of legalism is “strict, literal, or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code.”...

There are a lot of "false gospels" out there, but they're not as obvious as you may think. Don't be carried along and tossed about by the world’s...

Unless you are still in the same church you were raised in as a child, chances are you’ve had a bad church situation. At least that’s what I’m...

The letter Tolkien wrote Michael in the year 1941–with the world exploding in war and civilization coming apart at its seams–is a model of fatherly...

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.