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The Search Committee

Even en route to lunch, the Search Committee kept their eyes peeled.

Also in this issue

The Leadership Journal archives contain over 35 years of issues. These archives contain a trove of pastoral wisdom, leadership skills, and encouragement for your calling.

Facing Fears

Max Lucado employs preaching to overcome fear.

Good to Great to Godly

Corporate wisdom means “getting the right people on the bus,” but spiritual leadership requires something more.

Streaming Missions

Using Skype to give your congregation a vision for the world.

Unscripted!

Preparing to preach is not writing a speech.

Digital Tools for Shepherding Seniors

Why you should bring your laptop on your next pastoral care visit.

Pastor, You Need a Spiritual Growth Plan

Developing life in the Spirit is a customized process.

Teen Spirit

Research indicates a youth group’s effect lingers

Elemental Preaching

The irreducible qualities of gravity, light, and air give life to a sermon and to those who hear it.

3 Ways to Handle Problem People

Every small group has them. Here’s what to do with them.

Losing Control

A pastor’s worst nightmare leads to a new beginning.

The Limits of Language

Communicating the gospel involves more than using the right words.

Thumb Wars

Can text messaging and Twitter enhance worship or just interrupt it?

Little Ads That Work

More churches are using Facebook to get the word out.

Finding Your Own Voice

Three preachers on moving beyond imitation.

Courage is Contagious

The hidden benefits of doing evangelism in community.

Enough of Me Already!

It’s time to find other ways to illustrate sermons than me, me, and mine.

... As I Follow Christ

Pastoral insights after a year of living like Jesus.

Good News, Bad News in Raising Leaders

Research on how well we’re developing the next generation.

Neither Traditional Nor Emerging

A review of Jim Belcher’s book Deep Church.

What's Changing, What's Not

The trends that will be impacting your ministry in the year ahead.

Soul on Display

Eventually your preaching turns you inside out.

The Golden Canon Leadership Book Awards

The best of the past year.

Rethinking the Real-Time Tweet

Quick Status Update

And Moses Spoke

Sermon Point Alliteration

Online Seminary Graduate

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