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Would You Cancel Services for a Football Game?

Tim Stevens: "What do you think–are we selling out? Or are following the example of Paul to do what it takes to reach people with the gospel?"

Lucado to Christians: Don't "Freak Out" Over the Election

Megachurch pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado preached this past weekend reassuring Christians about the outcome of the upcoming presidential elections.

Pastor: When's the Last Time You Wrote a Letter?

I have been working on my 1 Thessalonians 1 all week for a commentary I am writing. As I was writing the application section...

Should Lead Pastors Love Their Staff?

Rick Howerton: "I pray that, if you have a staff member that you don’t love at present, you will allow the Holy Spirit to bring love alive in you."

3 Ways to Know Which Battle to Choose

Pastors who walk into existing churches are quickly burdened by needed changes to improve the church.  Where the challenge is for most of us...

White Evangelicals Use Social Media, Technology for Religious Purposes More Than Other Groups

New survey results show more white evangelicals post status updates on their social networks about being in church.

Gender, Race, Pentecost, and Why the World Has Moved On

The future has already arrived, and it has little to do with people like me.

5 Ways to Lose Your Audience

Dear Communicator,I really do enjoy listening to presentations, sermons, and speeches.  In fact, every week I listen to dozens of them.  I have a...

10 Guidelines for Doing "Outside" Ministry Work

Practical insights into balancing ministry inside and outside of your church.

3 Things a Church Building Can’t do for You

"If you build it, they will come" and other myths about church buildings.

How to Follow Through on Your Commitments

Don’t be that person who talks a good game and then drops the ball when it comes to follow through.

Bill Hybels Talks Succession at Leadership Summit

Hybels shared openly about his own succession planning at the Global Leadership Summit this week.

7 Ways to Improve As Pastors

Honest reflections from Ron Edmondson on ways we can all grow in ministry.

61% Hold Positive Opinion of Chick-fil-A; 13% Will Boycott

A Rasmussen poll shows 31 percent of American voters will eat at the restaurant more often.

Five of the Most Difficult Challenges for Pastors

Responses from pastors to the question: What specific part of being a pastor is the most difficult for you?

Are You an "Itinerant Pastor?"

"We need pastors that won't leave; we need pastors that will cleave."

Money, Guilt Trips, and the Yoke We Bear

Why it's better to frame conversations about money around freedom in Christ, not guilt.

Four Questions That Will Help You Know When to Say "No"

If you want to be effective in life and leadership, you must learn to say “no”.

Are Words Cheap? 4 Ways to Proclaim the Gospel

Ed Stetzer: Proclamation of the Gospel is the central task of the church.

The Hidden Danger of the “Next New Thing”

James Emery White: Racing toward the “next” is more than just deceptive – it can be dangerous.

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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