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Being Rich Isn't a Sin

Money. Loot. Moola. Scratch. Greenbacks. Dough. Bank. Benjamins. Wad. Shekels. Bills. Dead presidents. However you like to refer to your money, our lives all revolve, to...

The Joy of Getting Unstuck

I’m busy. Like you, I’ve got a hundred things going on between family and church and work and all the in between. Let me be...

The Truth of the Bible Still Matters, and It Always Will

The Bible is literally true. If I just lost you, that’s okay. I get that this may come across as a weird statement to anyone...

Leading Yourself – Know Your Craft

Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. - Psalm 33:3 Don’t just show up to work, bring your...

‘Divergent’ Lesson in Human Depravity

It’s rare to find a major motion picture that paints humanity, as a whole, to be this bad. Not only was it human evil that...

Why Talking About Church Growth Matters

It’s inevitable. Every single time we publish an article on pastors.com designed to help Pastors lead their churches to grow, people react with defensiveness...

Smiling is Not Enough: The Top Ten Mistakes Your Volunteers Make Welcoming Guests at Church

The team at Auxano enjoys playing the role of “secret worshipper” when we take a church through our visioning process called the Vision Pathway....

Leading Yourself – Know Your Role

Anyone in ministry is a person under authority. From the senior pastor answering to a board, trustees or the congregation (depending on your governance)...

Remember Saint Patrick

Saint Patty’s Day is for the pagans. You might say it that way, and then carefully wash your Christian hands of all the carousing and...

Leading Yourself – Know Your Motive

Last year, I wrote a long piece or short ebook on leading yourself. I’m going to roll it out, piece by piece, over the...

Learn to Fly in the Fellowship

It’s a shame the word “fellowship” has fallen on hard times in some circles, and is dying the death of domestication and triviality. It...

Unlocking the Five Motivations for Work in Your Ministry Leadership

We all have motivations that get us out of bed in the morning. And, we all have a wide array of forces that impact our...

Leading Yourself: Know Your Power Source

Last year, I wrote a long piece or short ebook on leading yourself. I’m going to roll it out, piece by piece, over the...

Four Kinds of Churches Worth Leaving

by John Knight The saddest stories I hear from parents raising a child with a disability don’t involve schools, insurance companies, or hospitals. The stories...

Christianeze Revisited

Today, I continue to answer questions from the 2013 blog survey. You can check out previous questions and my answers here: The Rapture Question Having an Instinct...

The Church Is Dying?

The Church is dying. Or maybe it’s the churches that are dying. I’m not sure which it is, but a consistent and dire theme...

The Danger in Our Daily Devotions

Do we really need to read our Bible every day? Happy is the man who does (Psalm 1:1). “His delight is in the law of...

You’re Putting God in a Box!

Have you ever heard someone make this statement? “You’re putting God in a box!” I’ve watched it used in two ways. One is legitimate, the other...

Intervention: A Preemptive Leadership Conversation

About two years ago my family and I went to dinner with a key family in my church. The objective of the dinner (besides...

Three Pillars of a Strong, Dynamic Ministry

When it comes to leading a strong ministry and building a healthy church, it takes more than solid theology or smart strategy. In fact,...

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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