Pastors

When ‘Blessed’ Means ‘Happy’

Growing up in an unbelieving home, I never heard the word blessed as a child. After I came to Christ, I heard it often. I didn’t know what it meant; I just knew it sounded holy and spiritual.

Leaders and Managing the Gift of Momentum

Here are some lessons I have learned about managing the gift of momentum, through the lens of time, money, people, and energy.

7 Reasons It’s Taking Longer To Call a Pastor

It takes many churches at least a year in their search for a new pastor before finding their next leader. Here are some reasons this process is often so long.

How Not to Be a Spiritual Drifter

Don’t let your ego make you a spiritual drifter, unclaimed and useless to the Universal Church of Jesus Christ.

Use Social Media Reinforcement After Your Sermon—And Before!

You spend countless hours preparing a sermon and then you get up to preach. You pour into the congregation for thirty minutes or more and then what? Social media reinforcement can help.

The Hope of Heaven Fuels Life Today

The hope of heaven is not a destination; it’s a resource available to us now. Even in the valley of despair, a door of hope remains open, because heaven is open to us now.

3 Functions Within Life Cycles of an Organization

There are life cycles of every organization. Over time, an organization will likely have many separate cycles.

The Path to Becoming Complete in Christ

The Apostle Paul exchanged one kind of teaching for another. As a result, he had but one goal for his converts: that they would resemble Jesus, that is, become complete in Christ.