Pastoral Leadership

When you lead up well, you are trusted more, empowered at a greater level, able to make a significant contribution, and rise in responsibility.

There are many things that will try to interfere with team commitment: frustration, boredom, weariness, doubt, opportunities, distractions, and the like.

Dear Non-Singing Pastor, We depend on you as a primary worship leader for our congregation. We agree that your leadership centers more on worship through the Word and Table than through the music.

I believe all leaders, because of our fallen nature, have to deal with some or all of the following issues at times in our lives. But some power-hungry pastors have totally given in and live out these issues as a lifestyle of choice.

To stay in the ministry any length of time, a pastor needs to learn to fight some predictable “demons.”

Many times, people think that being an extrovert is a prerequisite for being a good pastor. But here are five ways that God has uniquely equipped introverts for the task.

I heard someone once say, “Don’t be afraid of change. You might lose something good, but you’ll gain something better.” However, bringing change in a church is often difficult.

A young pastor asked me a great question once. His question was this: “What are the worst leadership traits that you’ve seen limit a leader’s potential to lead well?”