Pastors

Many pastors feel pushed to grow, but they don’t feel like they get the help they need from church leaders when that growth fails to materialize.

When you start with a new congregation, prioritize these four things.

From humorous to too-close-to-home

Work through disappointment and create realistic expectations for your team.

Women in ministry are often held to two extremes at once.

Look for a church that does small church things well, instead of trying to do big church things on a smaller scale.

For those who met Christ elsewhere, Americanized Christianity can look a bit strange.

In the same way that a healthy elephant is bigger than a healthy rabbit, a church's size has nothing to do with its relative health – or relative value.

Are you the only pastor on staff? You don’t have to bear the burden alone.

Every church has elephants in the narthex. Here are four ways to root them out.