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Imagine a job, without pay, where you had to be on-call twenty-four hours a day and every part of your life was under scrutiny.

With proper security measures in place, a church or religious organization can deter or prevent a potential incident from happening, said security...

Let’s be clear: as pastors, we’re not supposed to be leading in a way that creates a public mess. The Bible lays out certain qualifications for...

What’s the best way to deal with insecurity in leadership? Here are 5 ways to deal with insecurity as a pastor or leader.

How did 324 churches start growing again after experiencing a pattern of plateau or decline? According to one study, some factors were perceived to...

Our hearts drift toward tribalism, the tendency to gather with people just like us and to reflect ourselves rather than the missionary heart of...

It is true that you can’t necessarily put a number or percentage on discipleship growth, but you can tell—over time—if it has happened or is...

Laziness is a sin. The fact is, however, that many of us have some lazy tendencies when it comes to leadership. I do at times. This is as much an...

Who is the most important person in your church? On one level it’s kind of a silly question to ask. Yet in his book "Healed at Last" Scott...

Would it be inappropriate after I graduate high school to date my youth pastor? Read more in this edition of “He Said-She Said.”

You may call it something different, but every pastor knows about it. It is the mental, emotional, and spiritual crash that takes place the next...

A new survey found most Protestant senior pastors seldom address domestic violence from the pulpit.

Mark Galli was told to limit the amount of scripture in his sermons. Cutting down on the number of Bible verses “would save time and, it was...

In the Didache, the author(s) definitely expected the church to choose “bishops” for themselves. There is no mention of bishops, elders, or deacons...

Can't we all just get along? No, we can't.