Pastors

As parents, you must train your children for the world they live in instead of the one you want them to live in. This...

I worry about pastors who never take the time for preaching on stewardship. Whether they call it tithing or simply giving to the Lord,...

To every Christian, Jackie Hill Perry says, "You need to share your story." In a recent talk, Perry encouraged her listeners to share their stories with others even as she herself modeled the power of doing so. 

Smaller churches are poised to make a comeback. I’m serious. I see too many signs and indicators to believe otherwise. For certain, I know the bad...

I received an undergrad degree in industrial and systems engineering. IE's, as they are called, are sometimes referred to as efficiency experts. Whether that's true...

As a church leader, I’m confident you love and care about people, but if you have been leading for more than one week, you...

Most churches are not growing. Not every non-growing church gives evidence of the following faulty assumptions; nevertheless, many do, and these assumptions help us...

In the United States, we celebrate Independence Day—the 4th of July.  Culturally speaking, it is the ideal summer holiday. Friends, sunshine, and fireworks commemorate...