Articles for Pastors
The Second Coming – 4 Lessons From Parable of the Bridesmaids
Using the parable of the bridesmaids Jesus Himself instructed us to “keep awake” and be aware of the signs of the times.
Articles for Pastors
God Doesn’t Believe Our Convenient Excuses
The convenient excuses are usually big picture things: "The church is full of hypocrites,” I protested. It allowed me to remain in isolation. I thought they were convenient excuses, merely to get my way, but God wasn't buying them.
Articles for Pastors
7 Reasons Why Monthly Church Business Meetings Are Dying
Less than one-third of American Protestant churches have these monthly meetings. That is an incredible decline hardly noted by many pundits.
Articles for Pastors
10 Reasons Why Parking Lot Church Business Meetings Are Seldom Good
A group of church leaders are striving to make an “official” decision, but the discussions move beyond the official discussion to the parking lot.
Articles for Pastors
7 Guidelines for Great Staff Meetings
I asked a psychologist to help me create some rules for talking in our staff meetings. I call them conversational ethics. Here are our seven guideline for great staff meetings..
Articles for Outreach & Missions
A Gospel of Compromise or a Gospel of Repentance?
Compromised churches, of which there are many, usually don’t even realize they’re on the slippery slope of serious error when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues.
Articles for Pastors
How to Master the Language of Leadership
If the response to your leadership message is a blank stare, it could be that you have not yet mastered the language of leadership.
Articles for Pastors
6 Ways To Love People Like Jesus Did
Over the years, I’ve explored the life of Jesus, and here’s what I’ve learned about his approach to loving humanity. Now I want to love people like Jesus did.
Articles for Pastors
Karl Vaters: Your Small Church Has What People Need the Most Right Now
“What people need," says Karl Vaters, "is familiarity and relationships. They need to be in places that they know with people that they know and love.”
Articles for Pastors
God’s Path to More Power
More power: we want it. Everyone from Tony Stark to Lord Voldemort wants it. They want it bad. Doc Brown’s 1.21 Gigawatts aren’t enough—somewhere in eternity Captain Kirk is still barking, “More power, Scotty.”
Articles for Pastors
Does Your Church Have a Sabbatical Leave Policy?
"I recommend that all full-time pastors and staff receive a three-month paid sabbatical every six or seven years."
