Church Leadership
Staff, deacons, department heads, volunteers and others.
Even in a small church, there are several types of leaders. And we need to have healthy, open communication with them.
Recently I was asked, “in a small church, how often should church leadership meetings be held?” ...
The primary calling of the pastor is to equip God’s people to do the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12).
But it’s hard to do that when you can’t find any volunteers.
It’s one of the questions I get asked a lot – especially when I’m teaching ...
God’s Word is not a collection of sermon notes.
It’s not a text book, a rule book, or a collection of inspirational quotes.
That’s why I never go to the Bible to find a passage to preach on for Sunday’s sermon.
I can’t do it all.
Neither can you.
Even though I love saying ‘yes’.
Yes to God. Yes to people. Yes to crazy ideas that might turn out to be great ideas in disguise.
But I’ve learned that saying ‘yes’ means more when it’s balanced by the ...
It never gets easier. No matter how many times you hear about it.
And we're hearing about it a lot more lately. In epidemic numbers.
Another pastor announced to his stunned congregation that he couldn't do it anymore. He loved them. He was proud of the kingdom work they'd ...
Finding God’s will for your life is not as difficult as we make it out to be.
In fact, 90 percent of God's will for my life is the same as 90 percent of God's will for your life. (Actual results may vary.)
If it was portrayed in a Venn diagram, the two circles would ...
In over 35 years of pastoral ministry, I've known and worked alongside hundreds of pastors. I've met thousands.
I can count the dishonest ones – the wolves in sheep's clothing – on one hand. With fingers left over.
But there are some lies that even the ...
A healthy church is a great place of healing.
But an unhealthy church causes problems for everyone who touches it – including the pastor who’s called to help turn it around.
More people get sick in hospitals than anywhere else. Because that’s where the sick people ...
If you’re a missionary, evangelist, or someone else who spends time trying to get in touch with pastors on the phone, I feel for you.
Pastors are notoriously bad at answering or returning phone calls.
I admit, I’m one of them.
It’s not because we’re lazy, ...
There are a lot of books and articles about how a healthy church should behave.
That’s appropriate. We should always have a picture of our desired future in our hearts and minds.
But what does a pastor do with an unhealthy church?
I’m going to propose a radical idea ...
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