Articles for Pastors

Just How Bad Is The Summer Slump? Six Discoveries

“I hate summer attendance!” That sentence came from a pastor whose church is consistently down in attendance in the summer. Indeed, his sentiments were echoed...

How To Develop The Indispensable Quality of Leadership

Being a good leader requires making a lot of decisions, based on God’s wisdom, and then acting upon that decision. If you want to know how to be a good leader and make good decisions, you need to know how to develop character.

5 Needs Guests Are Attempting to Meet When They Come to Your Church

What do church guests need when the come to your church? When you think about it from a broader, cultural context, it’s sort of an...

5 Ways to Give Your Team a Pay Raise Without Paying Them More

How do you retain your best team members when you can’t pay them more? Is it possible to give them a pay raise that...

Project Management for Churches: A Short Guide

Project management for churches is an essential skill for church leaders. Not convinced this is the case? Take this short quiz to find out: Do you...

Too Toxic to Keep, Too Popular to Fire: What to Do About That Difficult Staff Member

There are certain staff members that are just toxic to the rest of the staff, yet beloved by members of your congregation. How do you let these people go?

Should You Support Your Spouse When You Disagree with Them?

God calls married couples to live in unity, but unity does NOT always mean uniformity. A husband and wife should be unified in their...

Small Church Pastors Have A Different Skill Set, Not A Lesser One

Why is it we often assume small church pastors can't teach us much because they haven't won the "church growth" game?