Pastors

12 Things TEDx Speakers Do That Preachers Don’t

So I did some research and found the TEDx-talk guidelines for TEDx speakers. Some of the advice was basic—but some of it was unexpected.

Teamwork – The Cure for Most Bad Decisions

Slower decisions are often better decisions. If you feel the tendency to make a quick decision, (especially in something high-stakes), do yourself a favor and embrace teamwork. Let the team you down.

One Technological Change Changed Everything for Leaders

After our daughters started going to school, Kaye decided to go back to teaching. She went back to the classroom in the fall of 2015, so the pace of technological change was apparent to her.

Ed Stetzer: What Is Missiology?

As I start my time at Outreach Magazine and ChurchLeaders.com, I wanted to explain a bit about what I do as a missiologist and what missiology is. In short, we ask the "why" question.

Preach the Bible, Not Calvinism

Preach the Bible instead of Calvinism because the Bible’s words are God-breathed, not our theological formulations.

4 Ways to Keep Your Pastor From Quitting

Wondering why pastors quit? Here are 4 ways to keep your pastor from leaving.

Should Pastors Tithe? Here’s Why Pastors MUST Tithe

Should pastors tithe? Here's the deal. Pastors have to tithe -- they have to. I know many pastors don’t, but you simply have to tithe if you are going to lead a church.

5 Words You Should Ban From Your Church Core Values

A mistake I often see in a list of church core values: many of the items aren’t core values. It’s not that the items are evil or bad, the problem is their list of core values tells you almost nothing about who they are as a church.