Church Leaders Update Archives

It’s no secret biblical literacy is on decline. Every major researcher on faith trends seems to be reporting it.

Debilitating shame is highly toxic and very destructive, and it will always move us further away from God.

What if we all lived as if we didn’t deserve anything good—ever? How different would the world be if we saw every good thing in life as a gift of...

Lord, You are my strength and my portion. You chose to lift the scales from my eyes so I know You. You know me, by name, for You formed me long ago...

Those who strongly believe in the Bible and God’s will regarding sexual behavior also strongly believe in unconditional love and forgiveness.

If you’re struggling with depression and anxiety, in addition to talking to your parents and your doctors, talk to the people in your church.

There are all kinds of symptoms of a dying church, but there is one primary cause for demise—losing relevance in the local community.

Drinking alcohol probably joins the list of Top Five Polarizing Topics within the church, somewhere between women in ministry, swearing, and...

“Churches are designed to be communities of impossible love that only work if God is real, and Christ’s sacrifice is real, and heaven is real.”

We all experience death, yet it is not an easy topic to discuss at the dinner table – or anywhere else.

Go ahead and preach the same sermons. Except, they won’t be the same. You are at a different place than when you preached that scripture last time.

There’s no magic here. Just repetition over time.

The “good news” of the Gospel is the availability of God’s salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).

It’s too easy to look at people around us and instantly make decisions about them based on outer appearance, their attitude in that moment, or any...

In our home we have a profanity filter on our television that (most of the time) prevents foul language from entering our living room.