Pastors

The Problem with Perfectionism

Perfectionism often leads to a less than desirable outcome. 

How You Really Should Be Measuring Church Growth

Whenever we talk about church growth, the first thing that comes to mind is attendance. However, while helpful, it is not the best metric.

The First Steps To Becoming a Dynamic Leader

Tied to being a dynamic leader is innovation. To be innovative you must have one eye on where you are and another eye on where things will be. The innovator is able to build a path between the two!

Growing up on the Inside, Forever

When you realize that your spiritual growth can be an ongoing, never-ending process of renewal and development, each new day matters as much as the last.

Go for a Walk

On every walk, I spend time worshipping the Lord, bringing my requests before him, and interceding on behalf of my family, our ministry, and the next generation.

How To Evaluate Your Pastor

An annual pastoral review is a helpful way to help pastors remain energized and effective in their ministries.

Explaining the Bible to Our Culture

There is much about the Bible that our post-Christian culture does not understand, which is not its fault. It is, after all, post-Christian.

What Color Were Jesus’ Eyes?

In my experience too many Christians are taught to avoid subjective experiences with God. At the close of William Sampson’s wonderful book, Meeting Jesus, he asks, “What was the color of Jesus’s eyes?”