Pastors

Is Personal Growth on Your Pastoral Calendar?

Personal growth is not a luxury reserved for sabbaticals or crises. It is an essential part of faithful pastoral leadership. If it is missing from your calendar, it will eventually show up as fatigue, frustration, or diminished joy.

7 Quiet Church Leadership Mistakes That Slowly Damage a Church

Most churches are not harmed by scandal or sudden collapse. They are weakened slowly, through church leadership mistakes that feel reasonable at the time. A sermon...

The Church Didn’t Reject Biblical Teaching on Sexual Sin—It Quietly Drifted From It

Many church leaders sense that something has shifted in how sexual sin is understood inside the church, but they struggle to name exactly what...

Once a Church Fires Its Pastor, Something Dangerous Is Released—And It Never Fully Goes Away

When a church fires a pastor and sends him packing, many things happen. Almost none of them is positive or good.

Not All Church Conflict Is Obvious—Some of the Most Dangerous Ones Look Spiritual

It rarely starts with shouting, ultimatums, or public division. Much of today’s most damaging church conflict doesn’t look like conflict at all. More often, it begins...

4 Weapons of Mass Distraction in the Lives of Leaders

In our fast-paced, demanding world, weapons of mass distraction lurk around every corner. When we heed Peter’s command in God’s Word, we can counter those distractions.

7 Rules of Engagement for Theological Debate

"Do all the work necessary until you can articulate the views of your opponent with such strength that he says, ‘I couldn’t have said it better myself.’"

I Grew My Church Down to 35 People in a City of 8 Million. Here’s What I Learned.

How to identify and break through the top five church growth barriers, no matter what your church size.