Articles for Pastors
God Doesn’t Believe Our Convenient Excuses
The convenient excuses are usually big picture things: "The church is full of hypocrites,” I protested. It allowed me to remain in isolation. I thought they were convenient excuses, merely to get my way, but God wasn't buying them.
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Praying in Jesus’ Name
It is altogether possible for believers to close their prayer with the words "in Jesus' name" or “in Christ’s name” or “for Christ’s sake” as a sort of mindless mantra.
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Creativity Isn’t a Threat to the Truth—It’s an Opportunity for It To Shine Through
Of these two things you can be certain—nay, three: death, taxes, and a raging debate among preachers at the release of each new season of "The Chosen."
Articles for Pastors
7 Reasons Why Monthly Church Business Meetings Are Dying
Less than one-third of American Protestant churches have these monthly meetings. That is an incredible decline hardly noted by many pundits.
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Remembering Persecuted Christians on 9/11
Twenty-three years after the attacks of Sept. 11, the rise in Christian persecution is unprecedented. Its scope and frequency are alarming.
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How To Wisely Help Your Team Learn
Wise leaders curate skillfully what they ask those they lead to read because "what develops us, changes us."
Articles for Pastors
10 Reasons Why Parking Lot Church Business Meetings Are Seldom Good
A group of church leaders are striving to make an “official” decision, but the discussions move beyond the official discussion to the parking lot.
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Healthy Grief Is Centered on God’s Promises
I’ve heard it said, "There’s no wrong way to grieve." I disagree.
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Jesus Is a Better Advocate Than I Am
At the very moment when we are tempted to justify ourselves we are reminded that we have a better advocate than we could have ever dreamed—the Son who died as a sacrifice for us once and for all is on our side.
Articles for Pastors
7 Guidelines for Great Staff Meetings
I asked a psychologist to help me create some rules for talking in our staff meetings. I call them conversational ethics. Here are our seven guideline for great staff meetings..
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5 Early Warning Signs of a Potentially Unhealthy Staff Member
How can we get out in front and recognize the early warning signs of a good staff member starting to head in the wrong direction?
