Pastors

Leaders must be self-aware, but is there something more to great leadership and great leaders? Here's why great preachers are not always great leaders.

Prayer is a sacred invitation to the ancient practice of connecting with God and others. And digitally-powered prayer is more than just an electronic tool. It’s an opportunity for a new invitation.

Inevitably, somebody isn’t going to agree with your decisions. If you’re a leader, you’ll make lots and lots of decisions. Some will be easy, while others will be quite challenging. Ironically, in both cases, there will be naysayers.

I’ve made a lot of ministry mistakes in 40+ years—and some that almost seem contradictory to others. Here are some of those mistakes.

God has graciously allowed me to encourage and be encouraged by other grieving people, many of whom have contacted us online or on social media.

Ron Edmondson:" I often say the longer we do something the less recognition we get for doing it. So, I save them in my encouragement folder."

To "submit" means to "accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another." When we submit to God, it means we acknowledge his authority over us and willingly give ourselves over and over again to him.

If you’re not a big church, then stop trying to be something you’re not. Every Christmas and Easter, I see many small churches trying desperately to make a big impact—and they usually fail.