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New Year's Time Killers Inventory
3 strategies help me stay focused and on task.
by Richard Doebler, guest columnist
December 31, 2007
Beautiful, Messy Church
5 Questions for Rick McKinley
Excerpted from Leadership
December 24, 2007
Christmas Eve Conversion
Two reasons I welcome the holiday-season worship attenders.
by Eric Reed, Leadership managing editor
December 17, 2007
My Faves: The People I Keep
Creating a new cell-phone directory tested my commitment in ways I didn't expect.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
December 3, 2007
What Leaders Can Learn from Rob Bell
His sold-out tour shows us a better way to engage listeners on today's topics.
by Chad Hall, Leadership correspondent
November 26, 2007
Yes, Ministry Leadership Is Complex
When business people offer free advice, we should say, "It's not that easy."
by Bill Hybels, Leadership guest columnist
November 19, 2007
Christians Without Borders
My risky mission expeditions force me to ask, am I first a Christian or an American?
by Mark Warnock, guest columnist
November 12, 2007
A Broad and Diverse Bloc
New research shows five kinds of Christians in America.
by Eric Reed, Leadership managing editor
November 5, 2007
Squelched by Marriage
Have I nurtured my spouse's personality, or buried it?
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
October 29, 2007
Hero Boycott
Why the big-name celebrity leaders are turning me off.
by Angie Ward, Leadership contributing editor
October 22, 2007
How Integrity Grows
Your spiritual companions are more important than you may realize.
by Fred Smith, Leadership consulting editor
October 15, 2007
Living with Less
Leading believers to embrace a simpler life (and 3 key questions to get us there).
by Chad Hall, Leadership guest columnist
October 8, 2007
So Many Christian Infants
Why are we so good at leading people to faith and so bad at prodding them to maturity?
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
October 1, 2007
Spotting New Leaders
They may not step forward. Here's how to find the leaders you need.
by Angela Yee, Leadership guest columnist.
September 24, 2007
3 Surprises on What Pastors Get Paid
Results from Christianity Today International's latest nationwide research.
by Kevin Miller
September 17, 2007
Never Hurry Again?
The Lord's word to me was one I didn't expect, and wasn't sure I could handle.
by James Walters
September 10, 2007
5 Crucial Questions on the State of Leadership
A self-test, plus journal entries on loons, Iraq, and G.K. Chesterton.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
September 3, 2007
If Barry Bonds Were a Pastor
Not every sermon is a home run, and why that's OK.
by Adam Hamilton, Leadership contributing editor
August 27, 2007
5 Guides for Today
Expert advice from Leadership's first sage, Fred Smith, Sr.
August 20, 2007
It's Not My Fault?
Why short-tenure leaders are doomed to repeat their excuses.
by Angie Ward, Leadership contributing editor
August 13, 2007
Why Must We Always Criticize?
The tension between honesty, contentment, and encouragement.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
August 6, 2007
Screams in the Desert
When my ministry adventure faltered, I found spiritual help from unexpected direction.
by James Walters, guest columnist
July 30, 2007
Your Church's DNA
Each church has a unique make-up that's essential to its life, health, and future.
by Kevin G. Ford, guest columnist
July 23, 2007
The Disappearing Middle
What the growing gap in our culture means for churches, leaders, and volunteers.
by Chad Hall, Leadership editor at large
July 16, 2007
Healthier Volunteers
What hospitals can teach us about appreciating our unpaid workers (and other thoughts from my journal).
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
July 9, 2007
Head 'Em Off at the Impasse
With so much suffering in the world, where do we start?
by Karen Keen, guest columnist
July 2, 2007
Ministry Gone Stale
Do leaders have a shelf life?
by Angie Ward, contributing editor
June 25, 2007
Sidelined by Failure
What to do when your best players drop the ball.
by Rick Muchow, Leadership columnist
June 18, 2007
Security Against Shooters
A police officer's advice on how to prevent, or react to, a gunman at church.
by Andrew G. Mills, guest columninst
June 11, 2007
Dodger Heaven
Baseball, hot dogs, and an afternoon with my dad was a foretaste of glory divine.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
June 4, 2007
Get-It-Done Leadership
6 questions for pastor and leader Andy Stanley.
From the pages of Leadership journal
May 28, 2007
Church Politics 101
5 ways I deal with the political nature of leadership.
by John Killinger, guest columnist
May 21, 2007
When Lay Leaders Leave
Besides getting hurt and angry, what can I do?
by Clark Cothern, guest columnist
May 14, 2007
Risking a Foggy Road
The reason to forge ahead when your spiritual work becomes drudgery.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
May 7, 2007
Where Is God?
Tragedy forces us to ask the questions that really matter.
by Chuck Warnock, guest columnist
April 30, 2007
Overeager and Dangerous
Recognizing the difference between excited servants and mature leaders.
by Angie Ward, Leadership contributing editor
April 23, 2007
The High Price of Dying (to Self)
Five questions for Dave Johnson about his "Job" season.
From the Leadership Interview, Spring 2007
April 16, 2007
On Fords and Faithfulness
What my unreliable old car taught me about myself.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
April 9, 2007
Shepherding the Sexually Abused
How the pain of childhood abuse affects pastoral relationships.
by Maggie Watson, guest columnist
April 2, 2007
Recovering Our Resurrection Identity
Experiencing Christ's resurrection comes in ordinary moments, like sitting down to a meal.
by Eugene H. Peterson, an excerpt from Living the Resurrection
March 26, 2007
2008 More Questions
Leadership Weekly readers take up Gordon MacDonald's election year challenge.
March 19, 2007
No Simple Church Solutions
Why I'm not jumping on the new bandwagon.
by Angie Ward, Leadership contributing editor
March 12, 2007
2008 Questions
What I really want to know from the candidates before I make my choice.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
March 5, 2007
Don't Quit
How a letter from humble pastor to beleaguered friend changed the world.
by Kevin Belmonte, guest columnist
February 26, 2007
Making Good Friday Better
How an abandoned worship practice helped our church recapture the imagination.
by Skye Jethani, Leadership associate editor
February 19, 2007
What Disillusioned 20-Somethings Want
This young, former church staffer is tired of church as we know it.
An interview with Sarah Cunningham
February 12, 2007
Earth: Love It or Leave It
Conflicting strategies for saving the planet (and its inhabitants).
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
February 5, 2007
Curing Grandiosity (Part 2)
I'm no Superman. So why do I feel the need to do the impossible?
by John Ortberg, guest columnist
January 29, 2007
The Subtle Sin of Grandiosity (Part 1)
Is my life in ministry helping or hurting my walk with Christ?
by John Ortberg, guest columnist
January 22, 2007
Missional Buzz
Will the real church please stand up?
by Tim Conder, guest columnist
January 15, 2007
Real Christian Behavior
How God uses sheep from outside this fold.
by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large
January 8, 2007
Our Chief Work
What tops our shorter to-do list for the new year.
by Ben Patterson, Leadership contributing editor
January 1, 2007
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