Pastors

5 Things COVID-19 Is Teaching Us About Sunday School

It may seem hard to fathom, but a microscopic virus is doing some good things in the church’s most important ministry – Sunday school.

Church Leaders: Survivor, Reviver or Improvisor; Which Are You?

If you are a church leader the number one question right now is, “When and how do we resume in-person meetings?” As we enter this new phase of the coronavirus I see three distinct categories among church leaders. 

I Still Believe Character Matters

"The core value of good leadership is character."

Be Careful Which Way You Lean

We just keep falling in whatever direction we lean. If you want to break the pattern and end the repetitive cycle of sin, the pathway has to be short-circuited.

How to Leave a Footprint

Sarah Cunningham details how actor Tom Hanks handles--and inspires--success.

Lentz: White Christians Need to Stop Being Apathetic About Racism

Emmanuel Acho had an uncomfortable conversation with Carl Lentz and wanted to know: Why is the white American church largely absent from the fight against racism?

Journal As a Pathway to Joy

Maybe you’ve never thought of journaling as a spiritual discipline. It’s seemed like something only for the most narcissistic of introverts, or cute for adolescent...

20 Signs of an Unhealthy Church Staff Culture

After witnessing the behind-the-scenes activities of hundreds of churches, the following are 20 Signs of an Unhealthy Church Staff Culture I have noticed.