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Who Stole My Church?
When the church you love tries to enter the 21st century.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
Alien Nation
One pastor's perspective on the immigration debate—and immigration opportunity.
by Isaac Canales
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
Want to Be Wonder-full?
We really like our Vaseline tubes. That's what makes us less likely to follow Jesus to the margins.
by Mark Labberton
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
Before You Introduce Change
"Vision casting" isn't step one, or even step two.
by Bruce Boria
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Redeeming a Needy Neighborhood
Not all communities have too much. How one church brings the gospel to the economically distressed.
A Leadership Interview with James Meeks
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Humble Pie
4 good lessons from a bad decision.
by Mark Vroegop
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
Sightings
Glimpses of an elusive God keep me searching and serving.
by David Hansen
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
The Art of Self Leadership
Your toughest management challenge is always yourself.
by Bill Hybels
Leadership Journal, Summer 2001
A Controlled Burn
Leading change is a dangerous, consuming calling.
A Leadership interview with Steven Goodwin
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Back from the Brink: A Leadership Special Report
Disastrous conflict, moral failure, spiritual depression, or simply long, slow decline. Churches do come back from debilitating trauma. How?
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Finding True North
Confused and aimless? You can recover your sense of direction.
by John Koessler
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Renewing Older Churches
If your church is over 40, you'll need a plan to stay fit.
by Fred Oaks
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Even Healthy Churches Need to Change
"If it ain't broke … " thinking leads nowhere.
by H. Dale Burke
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Civil Engineers
These ministries span differences in politics, race, and (most amazingly) denominational distinctives.
6 Stories of Today's Bridge Builders.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Shades of Gray
Creative leadership is not just black and white—and more unconventional wisdom from the man who engineered your dishwasher.
Bill Hybels interviews Steven B. Sample
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Change Makers
What have you learned about bringing change to your church—and at what price? 5 leaders respond.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Why Change is Like a Slinky
Plus: 3 Irrefutable Catalysts
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
One Small Step
One giant lesson about introducing new ideas.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Creative Tensions
Three inevitable conflicts will face every innovative leader.
by Ed Young
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Imagine That!
Lessons in creativity from a Disney Imagineer.
by C. McNair Wilson
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
My Church's Lost Cause
What he found in a storage closet helped both pastor and church recover their purpose—again.
by Chuck Warnock
Leadership Journal, Summmer 2004
The Porpoise-Driven Church
What on earth (or sea) is your church here for?
by Larry Levy
Leadership Journal, Winter 2004
Andy Stanley on Stopping Vision Leaks
How do you keep the church's passion for ministry from deflating?
by Andy Stanley
Leadership Journal, Winter 2004
Infecting Your Church with the Missions Bug
When the pastor becomes a missions force, the whole church is affected.
by Daniel Henderson
Leadership Journal, Fall 2003
Leading When You're Uncertain
You can't always be sure, but you'd better be clear.
by Andy Stanley
Leadership Journal, Summer 2003
The Root of Leadership
How to gain, and maintain, your people's trust.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
The Health Sequence
Five questions, asked in the right order, will boost your church's vitality.
by Roger Jenks
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
Sharpen Your Sixth Sense
Every leader can develop better intuition and discernment.
by Bill Hybels
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Ask the God Questions
Spiritual discernment transforms decision making into discovery.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Fall 2001
Cultivating Creativity
The inexact but essential art of bringing freshness to ministry.
by Ed Young
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Fix Your Gaze
How a leader named Solomon impacts secular Washington with vision and wisdom. An interview with Lon Solomon.
interview by Marshall Shelley and Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
Blind Spot
What's often missed when a visionary wants to "do something great for God."
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
Reading the Resistance
When you encounter obstructions, which way do you go?
by Wayne Schmidt
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
After the Vision Statement, What Next?
What's the next step toward making it reality?
by Lou Diaz, Gene Appel, Randel Everett, and Beecher Hicks
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
Eye Doctors
What the experts say about sharpening your church's vision.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
Sharper Definition
How a small church was invigorated by making membership mean something specific.
by Brian Metke
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
From My Vision to Our Vision
Finding your church's calling in the people you already have.
by Paul R. Ford
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
5 Markers of Church Progress
Signs that you're getting somewhere.
by Drew Wilkerson
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
"We Just Don't Like It"
When good and reasonable changes don't "feel right" to people, what's a leader to do?
by Kevin Ruffcorn
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
What Game Are We Playing?
If the team stops responding to your coaching, maybe you're in a whole new game.
by Larry Osborne
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Stepping Off the Trendmill
Five ways to determine if new is really improved.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
In Times Like These
The theological footing you need to stand for God in an unstable world.
by Joe Stowell
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
Current Innovations
We asked pastors, "What innovation are you currently implementing?"
by Ken Fong, Arthur Mackey, Jr., Max Lucado, and Joel Hunter
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
Leading into the Unknown
The real discoveries of Lewis and Clark are precedents for pastors pushing into an unmapped millennium of ministry.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
East Meets West
Entering an age where everything old is new again.
by Chris Seay
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
The Quest for Community
But today it's a particular kind of community.
by Leonard Sweet
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
Bibliofile
Recommended reading from the horizon watchers.
by the Leadership Editors
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
The Strong Little Church
Check healthy churches worldwide, this seer says, and less is usually more. An interview with Christian A. Schwarz.
by Craig Brian Larson
Leadership Journal, Fall 1999
Should the Church Target Generations?
Two pastors in a demographic debate.
by James Emery White and Garth Bolinder
Leadership Journal, Spring 1999
Climate Control
How to cultivate an invigorating environment.
by Gary Fenton, Randy Frazee, and Gary Simpson
Leadership Journal, Winter 1999
A Leader's Private Prayers
When you've exhausted your knowledge, tap a deeper wisdom.
by Richard Kriegbaum
Leadership Journal, Fall 1998
Acceptable Losses
Two pastors debate whether alienating some people to attract others is good practical theology or a failure of leadership.
by Robert V. Acker and David Hansen
Leadership Journal, Summer 1998
Children of a Larger God
How good theology expands the soul. An interview with J. I. Packer.
by Kevin Miller and Marshall Shelley
Leadership Journal, Summer 1998
How the Family Church Grows
Honest talk about leading change in the smaller congregation.
by Kathy Callahan-Howell, Gary Farley, and Martin Giese
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Comprehensive Health Plan
To lead a healthy church takes more than technique. An interview with Rick Warren.
by Ed Rowell and Kevin Miller
Leadership Journal, Summer 1997
Helping a Settled Congregation Move Ahead
Seven steps to the future.
by John Beukema
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
Hope for the High-Turnover Church
How to build for the future when members keep moving away.
by William Richard Ezell
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
You Can't Believe Everything You Hear about Church Growth
Busting common myths about expansion and change.
by Lyle E. Schaller
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
Hope in a No-Growth Town
Realistic help for churches facing seemingly impossible odds.
by Charles Yarborough
Leadership Journal, Summer 1996
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