Pastors

Your Definitive List of Pastor Retreats & Getaways

When I started my first church in inner-city Buffalo, I got tired. A lot. I was planting a church, working as an insulation contractor...

Leadership Direction Begins With Trust

Providing leadership direction is about trust. If people don’t trust you, they won’t follow you – no matter how “right” your decisions.

3 Distinct Choices the Most Successful Leaders Make When Required To

Life and leadership are a series of choices. First, you make your choices. Then, your choices make you.

The 6 Laws of Technology

There is a fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal titled “The Six Laws of Technology Everyone Should Know.” It is based on the writings of Melvin Kranzberg, a professor of the history of technology at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Building a Culture of Adoption Is the Heart of the Church

What happens after the sermon on adoption ends? 

Do You Study ABOUT Jesus, or Are You a Student OF Jesus?

The challenge for us is to be a student of Jesus: to know him, and not settle for knowing about him. He is our teacher; we are his students.

Christian MLB Players & NFL Players on Why Baptism Is Important

Some Christian MLB players and NFL players discuss baptism in this short, powerful video.

Is Joy Possible Apart from Feelings of Happiness and Delight?

It’s common to hear writers claim that joy is unemotional. But if it doesn’t involve emotions of happiness or gladness or delight or good cheer, in what sense is it “spiritual joy”?