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The Zoloft Dispensation
Pastoring in the meds age, when everybody's on something.
by Elliott Anderson
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
Turning the Tables
by Ron Jones
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
God's House Goes Green
by Elizabeth Diffin
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
Stand-ups for Jesus
by Andy Kind
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Is PowerPoint Fading?
Interview with Leith Anderson
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
The Art of Dying
by Mark Labberton
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Security Against Shooters
by Andrew G. Mills
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
4-H Sermons
by Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Couple Questions
by Ron Edmondson
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Jesus at the Movies
by Mark Moring
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Thumbnail on The House Church
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Nothing Retiring About These Seniors
by Alexis Wilson
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Leading by Naming
by Mark Labberton
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Yoga is a Stretch
by Sam O'Neal
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Our Allergic Reactions
Some react to churches doing things cheap and sloppy, others to doing things "with excellence." Either way, a bad reaction can be deadly.
by Brian McLaren
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Worship Ideas for Patriotic Holidays
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Ministry After Miscarriage
by James D. Berkley
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
10 Questions Every Usher Should Ask
from Your Church Safety Alert newsletter
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
U2 Rocks the House (of God)
Bono inspires worship with an edge.
by Elizabeth Diffin
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Guard Your Domain
by Elizabeth Diffin
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Name Calling
How we label others and ourselves gives life and takes it away.
by Mark Labberton
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
New Ownership
Missional is more than a trend as today's Christians recover an old calling.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Winter 2007
Dissing Illusionment
What unhappy 20s want from church.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2007
Youth Ministry Gets Serious
by Sam O'Neal
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
Shifting Family Values
The ties that bind feel looser at church and tighter at the parsonage.
The Leadership survey reported by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
All in the Family Is Now Grey's Anatomy
Today's segregation is by age.
by Chad Hall
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
High Stakes
With internet wagers unregulated, gambling is on the rise and closer to home. How will we help the hooked and persuade the unconvinced?
by Abram Book
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
When Soldiers Come Home
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
Missing Jesus
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
Livelier Funerals
by Scott Gibson
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Is My Leadership Spiritual?
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
A Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Ideas
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
House Churches that Complement "Big Church"
They don't have to compete when their purpose is aligned.
by Meagan M. Taylor
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
The Atheist Diaries
Selling his soul on eBay allowed one man to encounter Christianity in a new way.
by Elizabeth Diffin
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Dangerous Blessings
A theology of God's abundance and our hunger for more.
by Ed Gungor
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Bijou Churches and Pews with Cupholders
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
iChurch: All We Like Sheep
Is our insistence on choices leading us astray?
by Skye Jethani
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Church Math
Attendance figures inflated.
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Failure to Leave
Reported by Abram Book, with additional info from USA Today
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Gauging Our Quality of Life
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Gene Therapy for Small Groups
by John Atkinson
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Godcasting
A podcast is no substitute for church—but it's a great supplement.
by Mark Batterson
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Kids Have Porn Access
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Colleges Flush with Gamblers
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Transforming Volunteers
Volunteerism is up. Can churches put them to meaningful work?
by Krista Petty
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Panel: What's the Most Pressing Theological Issue Facing Your Church?
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Baptistry Sound Check, Tax Files and More
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Replacement Definitions
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Heard and Not Seen
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Big Sunday
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Too Few Good Men
Why church is a turnoff for guys, and how to recover a spirit that attracts them.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Rick's Java Jive, Pastor's Best Years, and More
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Churches Rebuild Churches
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Doing Church at the Metro Stops
Not having a building doesn't stop this creative and growing congregation in D.C.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Sermon Surfers Stun Vicar
Country parson pops with iPod crowd.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
The Marrying Kind
Why some men marry early and some not at all.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Serving in Satan's Shadow
A tiny church in a hostile setting reminds us it's the small things that make a difference.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Blowing Holes in Spiritual Formation
The Divine Hours author Phyllis Tickle sees rising interest in pre-Reformation spirituality. "A movement?" she says, "You better believe it."
A Leadership Interview
October 3, 2005
Porn Comes to Church
America's dirty little secret is neither little nor secret. So these pastors are taking it on.
Leadership Journal, Summer 2005
What Wives Want
Here's what ministry wives wish their husbands knew.
Leadership Journal, Summer 2005
A Casualty in My Own War
Amid clashing cultures, I was becoming the very thing I hated.
by Chris Seay
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
3 Fibs and a Truth About Sex
Help for married pastors when talking to single adults.
by Lauren Winner
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
The Brave New Case for Chastity
When defending purity, go right to the heart.
by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
High-Capacity Halftimers
How one church finds and deploys an untapped wealth of talent.
by Warren Bird
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
An Army of Ones
Does diversity in the church work?
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Is Seminary Old School?
4 pastors weigh the pros and cons of higher education.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
A Mad Multi-gen Strategy that Works, Dude
Bring generations together and reduce 20-something dropout.
by Mike Breaux
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Top 10 Christian Influencers
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
My Patient Revolution
Creating a place where everyone belongs.
Interview with Mark Jobe
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Brian McLaren on Painful Pioneering
Not everyone should head for the hills of innovation. But some should.
By Brian McLaren
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
What's Driving Today's Innovations?
Spying the 4 longings that are prompting new ways of doing church.
By Drew Zahn
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
When Gay Activists Came to Calvary
I preached on same-sex marriage and the protesters came out.
by Ray Pritchard
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
No Signal, Por Favor
Mexico churches declare war on ringing cell phones.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
More Sex, Please
Churchgoers want more sermons on sexual issues than pastors think they do.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
How to Lead Younger
Insights on leading and being the church.
Panel Question
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Not Your Mama's Church
A multi-ethnic movement to reach leaders of the next generation.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Auto Outreach with Horsepower
Connect with people whose motto is "Love me, love my car."
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Protestants Become Minority
Protestants no longer dominant religious group by year's end.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Blogger Predicts Revival via Web
Is the next Great Awakening happening on the Internet? Personal weblogs are the new big tent.
By Rob Moll
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
The Next "Next Generation"
Born after 1980, the optimistic and community-oriented Millennials are your up-and-coming church leaders.
By Jim Schmotzer
Leadership Journal, Summer 2004
Going New School
Emerging business trend can energize ministry.
By Angie Ward
Leadership Journal, Summmer 2004
My Emerging Guilt
With one hand still clutching the smoothie, I was pulled into the conga line. How did I get here, dancing, off beat and out of touch?
By Ron Benson
Leadership Journal, Summmer 2004
Local Churches and AIDS
A church that loves those with HIV.
By Warren Bird
Leadership Journal, Summmer 2004
Holy Crime Fighters
Pastors become newest action heroes.
by Rob Moll
Leadership Journal, Summmer 2004
Bock's De-Coder Ring
by Darrell Bock
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Opening Closed Minds
When you address controversial issues today, you can irritate or influence, but not both.
by Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Setting the House Afire
Church on video brings worship services to Little Rock firefighters.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Gen-X Senior Pastors Double
And they're doing ministry differently than Boomer predecessors.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Attracting Younger Attenders
Those most open to the gospel are least likely to visit church.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2004
What a Wanderer Wants From Church
A conversation with Carmen Renee Berry
Leadership Journal, Fall 2003
Has Your Church Jumped the Shark?
Leadership lessons from Fonzie's waterskiing feat.
David and Angie Ward
Leadership Journal, Fall 2003
Morganthaler On Transience and Worship
If every congregation does its own thing, how will newcomers ever feel at home?
A conversation with Sally Morgenthaler
Leadership Journal, Summer 2003
New Values Changing Today's Leaders
The next generation is redefining spiritual formation, community, and mission.
Brian D. McLaren
Leadership Journal, Summer 2003
War, Politics, and the Pulpit
How do you handle potentially explosive social issues when you know your congregation is not of one mind?
Erwin McManus, Cheryl Sanders, and Ken Fong
Leadership Journal, Summer 2003
Going Native
Settling for "my way" tempts pomos, boomers, in fact, every age group. And it's deadly.
by Alex McManus
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Let's Go to the Tape
As churches experiment with preaching on video, what are we learning?
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
The Multi-Site Church
Some of the strengths of this new life form.
by Dave Ferguson
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Secret Services
Churches freely provide social services, but neither church nor community realizes to what extent. A new study calculates its value.
by Marshall Shelley
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Tony Soprano Sings
How this pastor uses pop culture to talk about faith.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Tainted Mail, Untainted Message
What will I tell my congregation in the time of terrorists and anthrax?
by Cheryl Sanders
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Christians Do Make a Difference!
Studies show positive effects of church on society.
Leadership Journal, Fall 2002
Hooked
First he turned on the computer, then the computer turned on him.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Winter 2001
The Leadership Survey on Pastors and Internet Pornography
How widespread is it?
by the Leadership Editors
Leadership Journal, Winter 2001
Navigating Cultural Currents
Learning to read the cultural currents doesn't mean you drift with them.
by Soong-Chan Rah
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Ministering with "My Generation"
What we've learned (so far) from postmodern churches.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Today's Nesting Habits
Why some birds have more than one church home.
by John Beukema
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
The Preaching Report Card
Today's listeners grade pastors on what they hear from the pulpit.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Summer 1999
Dr. Morality
She's tough on immorality and proud of it. An interview with radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger
by Dave Goetz
Leadership Journal, Winter 1998
No Experience Necessary
Today's marketers are masters at staging experiences. In presenting the gospel, how can the church compete? What's our approach toward people who are awash in too much experience? A Leadership interview with economist Jim Gilmore.
interview by Marshall Shelley, Kevin Miller, and Eric Reed
Summer 2001
7 Trends Affecting You
If you're feeling that ministry is harder today, here's why.
by Lyle E. Schaller
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
The Church's Ten-Year Window
Futurist Faith Popcorn says today's trends are opening opportunities for Christianity.
interview by Leith Anderson and Dave Goetz
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
The Riddle of Our Postmodern Culture
What is postmodernism? Should we care?
by Dave Goetz
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
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