Easter has come and gone once again. And probably in your house, as there was in ours, there was a big lead-up to last Sunday. In our house, we read through the last days of Jesus, starting with Hi...
The Most Important Part of Easter Sunday
It’s Thursday of Easter week. Your to-do list may not be as completed as you would prefer. You may already be tired as you approach one of the busiest weekends of the year for your church. Everythi...
Easter Is for the Weary Pastor, Too
It’s Wednesday of Easter week. You tired yet, pastor? By this point, you’ve probably shifted into weekend ministry mode, especially if your church is having Thursday or Friday services preceding E...
12 Truths for Your Church Staff to Remember This Easter
Easter week can be a bit of a whirlwind. Pastors and church leaders can get so deep into the details and planning for all that is going to happen this weekend that we can lose sight of some big pic...
5 Ways to Pray for Your Easter Weekend as a Pastor
Holy Week, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, rivals the week of Christmas as the busiest year in the church calendar for most pastors and church leaders. A week that, for congregants, is mar...
3 Keys to Creating a Hospitable Small Group
Hospitality was vitally important to the spread of the gospel in the days when the church was just beginning to flourish because when traveling to a new area, people were at the mercy of the people...
4 Steps Toward Year-Round Discipleship
You’ve heard (and maybe said) things like “following Jesus isn’t just a Sunday morning event—it’s a year-round commitment.” But I’ve been challenged to consider what our ministry year subtly commun...