Articles for Pastors
17 Ways Pastors Can Hit the Refresh Button
Every pastor who still wants to be in the ministry five years from now needs to take a day or two off each quarter...
Articles for Pastors
Why Smaller Churches Are Making a Comeback
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...
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The 4 Most Productive Hours of My Week
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...
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How to Lead the 5 Most Difficult People
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...
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8 Faulty Assumptions of a Non-Growing Church
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...
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How Life Is Good, Even When It Isn’t
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...
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8 Preaching Convictions: What Do You Firmly Believe?
Our preaching convictions will come through when we preach, when we prepare, and when we prioritize our week.
con·vic·tion
/kənˈvikSH(ə)n/
2. a firmly held belief or opinion....
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The Ridiculous Emphasis Christians Place on Bible Study
"Most Christians today assume that to be a Christian means to have a personal relationship with the Bible instead of the risen Jesus."