A wilderness hike through the mountains taught one church staff some lessons about Christian commitment.

The questions of good stewarship and responsible financial policies face pastor and layman alike. Five laymen talk about whay money and ministry go hand in hand.

An interview with Eugene Peterson

Experiences of Leadership Readers

One of the leading spokesmen of the church growth movement outlines what he believes increases the membership of a church.

Stanley Long shares five books that are helping him in ministry.

Maybe it's not just a matter of poor leadership and weary volunteers yearning to go home…

Good discussions don't just happen. Here's how one leader started out and failed--but through trial and error discovered what makes discussion work.

One man's experience of the first few years after seminary--mortification and edification.

Good leadership is a limited resource that must be carefully nurtured and renewed. David McKenna advocates a great idea that could go far toward eliminating leadership frustration, waste, and break-down.

Lay counseling accomplishes many things: it involves members in the work of the church, it provides a fulfilling ministry for lay persons, it takes a load off the pastor. It also solves people's problems.

Ted Engstrom shares five books that are helping him in ministry.

Motivation begins when goals and feelings are skillfully blended together.

Motivation is like a superstructure that can quickly collapse unless it is built upon a strong base of vital ideas.