3 Reasons to Prioritize Discipleship this Summer
Just like our personal calendars, our church calendars have a rhythm to them. Ecclesiastes 3 teaches us that for everything there is a season and some seasons are for planting and preparation, whil...
4 Overlooked Qualities of a Christian Leader
What do we think of when we think of leadership? Most of us, I believe, think in terms of charisma and inspiration. That leadership is about moving people to your way of thinking through the sheer ...
4 Ways to Manage the Gift of Momentum
If you are a leader, you know there are seasons with momentum and seasons without. As a Christian leader, you must preach to yourself that God is good in both seasons, faithfulness to Him is the pr...
How Shepherding Like a Barbarian Benefits the Flock
What is the Barbarian Way of Pastoring? According to author and management consultant Lawrence M. Miller in his work Barbarians to Bureaucrats, the barbarian stage is about leaders who lead the mar...
4 Easter Prayers for Church Leaders
As a church leader during the biggest church week of the year, it's possible you are stressed, excited, busy, hopeful, overwhelmed, or all of the above. This week has likely been full of plans and ...
Sabbath isn’t Just Rest; it’s Rebellion.
The New Testament uses many words and images to describe believers in Jesus. We are, according to the Bible, saints; children; beloved; the church; and so on. But we are also strangers. Aliens. Cit...
4 Common Errors Ministry Leaders Make
You have likely observed two common and opposite errors in relation to physical fitness and health—neglect or obsession. Neglect often looks like minimal exercise, eating to relieve stress, and ign...