Pastors

The mission of the church is too important for any congregation to settle for business as usual.

Anyone can own and run a business. But Jesus owns the church. So he gets to say how it should be run.

We’re always decrying the rise of the consumer culture within the church. But how should we expect people to act when pastors act like CEOs marketing Jesus as a product?

A clear email inbox is a ministry aid. Here’s how to get (and stay) there.

Record-keeping and statistical analysis are helpful ministry tools. But we need to know their limitations.

Taking an almost-full room and dividing into two less-than-half-full rooms can be a psychological blow. Here's how one church overcame it.

How to make major changes without alienating your congregation.

Every church needs a plan that helps decide which needs they’ll respond to and which ones they won’t. This isn’t easy, but it’s important.

Many of the issues we think are staff/volunteer problems are actually pastoral leadership problems.

Church metrics can be helpful. But only if we use them wisely. And hold them lightly.