Administration
12 Warning Signs of Potentially Bad Church Hires
No church wants to make a bad hire, but many do. Sometimes that happens despite search teams, elders, etc., doing their job well—but it also happens because the team ignores some warning signals.
Articles for Pastors
Should Ministry Be More Fun?
Pastors set the tone in our churches, and sometimes our tone is terrible.
Articles for Pastors
How to “Make Time” for the People in Your Life
One of the greatest challenges of a leader is to make people decisions.
Articles for Pastors
How to Handle Mean-Spirited Email
All pastors get hateful email. Most are easy to ignore and delete. But what do you do with the rest?
Articles for Pastors
Followership: How to Be a Great Team Member
Everyone likes to think of themselves as leadership material. To be a follower is not glamorous.
Articles for Pastors
Preaching With Integrity
The power in your preaching doesn’t come from your persuasive personality, but the power of God’s Word bathed in prayer.
Articles for Pastors
3 Lessons I Learned From Burnout
Many pastors think they exist to help others in their needs, and through their work, rise above our own.
Articles for Pastors
Jon Ritner on How Churches Can Thrive in a Post-Christian Context (Like Hollywood!)
A pastor shares the lessons he learned in trying to start a church in Hollywood.