Pastors

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023 is "authentic." It’s what we’re all thinking about, writing about, hoping for, and judging others by.

That unexpected open door led to what we commonly call Paul’s first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-4). The world was permanently changed out of that prayer and fasting in that meeting when a new door.

Leaders are about to turn the page from 2023 and to 2024. As they do so, I was reminded this past week of five questions they should be asking.

In general, longer pastoral stays are better than a series of short ones. But even good pastors can stay too long. Here are some reasons why pastors overstay their calling.

There are pastors I knew who were faithful unto death, who faithfully served God all the way to the end of their lives. Here is what set them apart.

You’ve heard it a thousand times in leadership: People engage to VISION. But this suggestion is only partially correct.

Have you fallen for one of these superstitious church-growth myths?

I open the door and begin my day: “If I trust him to see what is done in secret, I will not need to be seen by men.”