- 1. How to Overcome These Common Leadership Challenges You May Face
- Someone recently asked me what my greatest leadership challenges were as a pastor. It took me less than five minutes because they were so familiar to me. I wrote them in the order you see them now, which ...
- Created on 19 September 2016
- 2. Why You Need Multi-Racial Friendships
- Most pastors would agree that their church should look like their community, but do our friendships reflect that conviction? All pastors and ministry leaders need to have good friends, some of whom don't ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 3. 3 Antidotes to Pastoral Perfectionism
- Perfectionism almost pushed Michael Phelps over the edge a couple of years ago. "I was a train wreck," Phelps told ESPN. "I was like a time bomb, waiting to go off. I had no self-esteem, no self-worth. ...
- Created on 19 August 2016
- 4. Pastors in Transition Can Always Use This
- Two new pastors recently stepped into their respective pulpits who are very important to me: my successor in Arkansas and my new pastor in Tennessee. I am thinking of how I—and others—can help them and ...
- Created on 16 August 2016
- 5. Why Pastors Should 'Wait' on the Holy Spirit Before They 'Go'
- If I'm in a car, I prefer to be in the driver's seat. This is more of a confession than a boast. I want to know where I am going, what the most efficient route is, and most of all—I want to be in control. ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 6. 9 Reasons Why We Love Our Children's Ministers
- Every church has someone who is in charge of the children's ministry, regardless of where they are on the org chart or payroll. They are not in it for the money or the glory. They obviously love Jesus ...
- Created on 10 May 2016
- 7. An Open Letter to Worship Pastors
- This open letter to worship pastors/leaders is on behalf of the 350,000 preachers out there who serve alongside you every weekend. In case you didn't read last week's letter to Discipleship/Ed pastors, ...
- Created on 28 April 2016
