Pastors

7 Attributes that Demonstrate the Real Strength of a Leader

One of the most common questions I’m asked is about family relationships in Heaven.

No pastor is perfect, but good pastors lose their jobs every day. And it hurts. I’ve experienced it, too. So just for fun (and maybe a little therapy), here are seven reasons Jesus might be fired from a church today.

Spiritual leadership isn’t something better than, or above others, it’s a humble recognition that all of our efforts and outcomes are based on the favor, power and authority of Christ, not our own.

What is my aim in preaching? My good friend Ed Stetzer asked me that recently and it caused me to jot down some of my thoughts.

It’s very common to hear church leaders critique various strategies, and simultaneously advance others, based on their observations of the ministry stylings of Jesus.

If evil provides evidence against God, then shouldn’t goodness count as evidence for Him? And wouldn’t that be evidence against atheism? 

Leadership development fails because learning and training are often focused on the current role a person is playing rather than the role they will be playing in the future.