Church Leaders Update Archives

Women have incredible value in the body of Christ; just read the Bible and you will find godly women who were instrumental in God’s plan.

You are not going to build a great church on your preaching. Not. Going. To. Happen.

Songs and prayers of lament for the world instruct our congregations in appropriate ways of grieving and longing in the body of Christ.

Sometimes we forget how terrible the situation is for all who don’t know Christ.

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.