Pastors

10 Projections for the Church in 2018

More local-church based seminary training and more prominence for the Lord's Supper are two of the projections for the church in 2018.

Francis Chan: This Is the Kind of Church God Wants

Francis Chan believes the model for building a church in America is 1) find a pastor who’s a good speaker 2) bring in a band 3) find a building. But is that really strategy really biblical?

20 Years of TedTalks: Here Are the Top 7 Given by Christians

Here are the top 7 TedTalks given by Christians over the course of 20 years.

Running an Annual Planning Retreat for Your Church

If the people attending those meetings and retreats were honest, they would say they were not as effective as they should be. In fact, you might even hear the phrase “waste of time” tossed around.

9 Little Character Tests That Tell You Way Too Much About Yourself

If you want a good test of character, check yourself in these 9 areas. Your character isn’t just revealed in your best moments. It often breaks out in the little ones.

You Failed Me

Three little words that most pastors have heard and they can devastate your ministry, if you let them.

11 Things Leaders Will Miss When They Are No Longer Leading

In a recent interview President Obama talked about his time out of office. Here are the things he misses.

Happiness Is a Current State of Being. Joy Is About the Future

Happiness typically refers to a current condition. Joy speaks of future destiny.