Pastors

Features

Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
The Dirt on Organic
Small volunteer-led congregations are gaining popularity and making an impact. But they require more spadework than you realize.
Brian Hofmeister
Discipleship
A Repenting Church
How one congregation turned (and continues to turn) from its sins.
Doug Tegner
Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
Control Tweaks
The right combination of structure and empowerment moved this church toward maturity.
Darrin Patrick



Discipleship |Leadership

Let’s Live What We Teach

What we expect from leaders, why we name specific sins, and how that's working out.

Kevin Miller
Discipleship |Preaching
Incremental Preaching
Many pastors want "fast acting" sermons. But what brings lasting transformation is a steady, intentional plan for the pulpit.
Bryan Wilkerson
Discipleship |Leadership|Outreach
The "We" We Want to Be
The most important growth is not a "me" thing but a "we" thing.
John Ortberg

Parse

Outreach
The End of Wanderlust
Will fewer family moves produce more stable churches?
Eric Reed
Guard Against Embezzlement
Advice and resources to combat a growing problem.
from Your Church magazine
Drastic Times, Not Drastic Measures
Ideas for responding to a decline in church offerings.
Matt Branaugh

Commentary

Discipleship
The Young and the Repentant
A proper definition is the key to leading young adults to repent.
Dan Kimball
Discipleship |Outreach
Flipping the Switch
A review of "Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
Angie Ward
Discipleship
Thy Kingdom Come
Why repentance is always good news.
Mark Buchanan

Toolkit

Outreach
Pyrotechnic Preaching
A review of "Setting Words on Fire: Putting God at the Center of the Sermon" by Paul Scott Wilson
Jeffery Arthurs
Check, Please!
Remote-deposit capture is an efficient way to handle Sunday offerings.
Matt Branaugh
Discipleship
Sexual Detox
A review of Tim Challies' guide for single and married men.
Tim Challies
Leadership|Outreach
The Leadership Opportunity
Living out the Gospel where conflict and leadership intersect

Bonus Article

Discipleship |Outreach
Five Myths about Emerging Adult Faith
New research on 20-somethings gets past the hype and offers a reason to hope.
Collin Hansen



Leadership|Outreach

Animal Instincts

What's your reflexive response to ministry tensions?

Charles Stone
Discipleship
Playing the Part
How doing ministry shaped my soul and made me better than I am.
Martin B. Copenhaver



Discipleship

Your Most Important Conversation

Each week, debrief with yourself and God. Here's how.

Gordon MacDonald

Cartoons

Cartoon

Going Green

Dan Pegoda

Cartoon

Rehearsing the Dramatic Gesture

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Can't We Outreach from in Here?

Conan de Vries

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