Pastors
One Key Way Leaders Can Build Trust
Great leadership is about trust. If people don’t trust you, they won’t follow you – no matter how “right” your decisions.
Pastors
We Are Certain in Our Uncertainty
"I am certain of Him, so I will be content with all those things I’m uncertain of.”
Articles for Pastors
5 Ways to Encourage Pastors
How should we minister to those still serving on the front lines of the church? Two words sum up what is desperately needed now more than ever: encourage pastors.
Articles for Pastors
Meeting With God – We Need a Spiritual Altar
Altars were significant in the Old Testament for meeting with God. They are mentioned over two hundred times.
Pastors
It Takes More Than Preaching to Shepherd God’s Flock
A sincere, authentic minister of the Gospel desires above all else that the flock of God of which he is the shepherd become mature disciples of Christ who are becoming more and more like Jesus.
Articles for Pastors
I Work Alone – Really? Does Leadership Have To Be Lonely?
In preparing for a meeting among pastors, a friend of mine asked me to reflect on the meaning of friendship for a church leader. Friendship matters. "I work alone" might be OK in a movie, but it's a terrible idea in the ministry.
Pastors
Nanci’s Death Isn’t the End of Our Relationship, Only a Temporary Interruption
"I’ve been reflecting on the changes in our home with Nanci gone. The house is so quiet without the sound of her laughter. There is a profound sense of absence."
Articles for Pastors
Why It Takes Five to Seven Years to Become the Pastor of a Church
"I wish we could snap our fingers and enjoy immediate trust. But, in most churches, it just is not going to happen quickly. It will take five to seven years."
