Pastors

4 Essential Behaviors That Enhance Leadership Success

Pastors and leaders would do well to practice these four behaviors to improve their leadership success.

Why Does God Command Violence in the Old Testament?

Is God's personality inconsistent between the Old and New Testaments? N.T. Wright and Jefferson Bethke discuss it.

In the Christian Life, the Name of Jesus Is Everything

After receiving the 10 Commandments, Moses asks to see God’s glory. God reminds Moses that if he were to meet him face-to-face, Moses would be a dead man Even though this is an Old Testament encounter, we can learn from it that the name Jesus is everything.

Deconstruction and Filling the Gap

If you aren’t yet familiar with the term deconstruction you soon will be. Many are trying to untangle a ton of knots and are doing it in the context of a ton of pain.

7 Keys to Create a Culture of Loyalty

You want your staff to be loyal to the vision of the organization and to one another. How does a culture of loyalty happen?

‘Nobody’s Perfect’ Is a Poor Response to Church Scandals

In recent years, the evangelical movement has been experiencing a reckoning when it comes to abuse and scandal.

5 Negative Influences on Pastors Who Leave Pastoring

Why is it that some leaders quit pastoring, even after years of doing so, and move in a completely different direction?

Church Leaders: Ministry Is From God, but It Is Not God

When I first began serving in local church ministry, a pastor told me that “church is a great place to hide out and a great place to burn out.”