Pastors

Leading well is hard. There are often common threads - leadership lessons - among a majority of leaders with whom I interact.

The word pessimism is from a Latin world — pessimus. It means "the worst." A pessimist takes a negative event and allows it to ruin their day or week or even month. Here's how to lead someone trapped in a cycle of pessimism.

God certainly does have expectations of us, but he gives so much more to us than he expects of us. As a leader, that fills us up and helps us keep going! Here are five extraordinary gifts from God.

Leadership, while rewarding, can also be quite painful. Here's how you can allow God to use your leadership pain to make you a better leader and more faithful person.

The covenant of redemption is intimately concerned with God’s eternal plan. It is called a “covenant” inasmuch as the plan involves two or more parties. This is not a covenant between God and humans.

Being a small church pastor isn’t my penalty for something I’ve done, or am doing wrong. It’s my specialty. My niche. And, since embracing it, it’s becoming an area of great joy and passion – even expertise.

Don’t get me wrong; most people in the church are friendly. Most people treat pastors with respect. But it can be hard to find true friends among those you’re charged to shepherd.

In this era of conflict, uncertainty, and rapid change, Tod Bolsinger and Jason Daye look at the personal transformation that must take place in a ministry leader's life to create adaptive capacity for effective leadership.