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- 1. 12 Questions Church Leaders Should Ask Monthly
- The Bible assumes believers will be striving to follow God, continually living in an ongoing state of evaluation, repentance and growth. While I'm not suggesting Christian leaders need to ask all of ...
- Created on 12 January 2021
- 2. 10 Questions You Can Use to Evaluate Your Year
- Our year ends today. It's been a crazy year, but our responsibilities as believers haven't changed. On that basis, here are some questions I use to evaluate the past year in preparation for setting next ...
- Created on 30 December 2020
- 3. Evangelist Pat Schatzline: Why Ministry Leaders Must Be Different in 2021
- What must ministry be like in 2021? Have we learned anything from 2020? For me, it has meant asking the question, "Have we (I) done it wrong?" Honestly, self-reflection in the mirror is never as powerful ...
- Created on 29 December 2020
- 4. Why We Must Put Our Faith Into Action
- Can God create a pure heart? Yes. But can He do it without the cooperation of the believer? Not really. "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Ps. 51:10). King David ...
- Created on 25 November 2020
- 5. What the Pastor Said Before the Church Voted to Fire Him
- They're voting on the preacher at the end of today's worship service. He may be looking for a job before noon. Or, it could work out well. Either way, the pastor and his wife have turned it all over ...
- Created on 11 November 2020
- 6. 5 Traits of Churches That Will Build Again
- For more than eight months now, most churches have been doing everything possible to navigate what may be remembered as the most difficult season in ministry. If not the most difficult, likely the most ...
- Created on 10 November 2020
- 7. Why Strong Character Is Crucial, and How You Can Develop It ...
- Competence may get you in the door, but character keeps you in the room. Character is core to who you are as a leader, whether or not people trust you and your overall effectiveness for the good of others. ...
- Created on 14 October 2020
- 8. A 3-Part Framework for Personal Development
- ... sponses, strengths and weaknesses, and effect on others." Self-awareness enables you to understand how others perceive you, interact with you and therefore how you can become better at leading. 2. Your ...
- Created on 09 September 2020
- 9. What Choices Are You Making in This Hour of Darkness?
- Is the enemy of darkness robbing your joy? Say this out loud, "I choose joy!" Philippians 4:4 (TPT) says, "Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let joy overflow, for you are ...
- Created on 24 August 2020
- 10. Rick Warren: 5 Lessons Nehemiah Teaches Ministry Leaders About Planning
- Few things in life happen spontaneously. You need a plan—a plan for building relationships, for witnessing to others, for reading the Bible and for praying each day. Almost everything in life needs a plan. ...
- Created on 12 August 2020
- 11. The Best Ability You Can Possess in Ministry
- What is the best ability to have in ministry? Is it the ability to lead people? Is it the ability to make good decisions? Is it the ability to build a solid volunteer team? Is it the ability to communicate ...
- Created on 07 August 2020
- 12. How You Can Escape a 'Taker' Mentality
- Harry Lewis said, "I don't just go to my business roundtable to get something, I go to give something as well." I wonder how much of our life is lived from a place of "taking." Not consciously, but ...
- Created on 15 July 2020
- 13. The Mistake Liberal Churches Make That Others Must Avoid
- OK, maybe the title is a misnomer. The typical liberal church—as this Southern Baptist farm boy sees it, anyhow—makes a dozen serious errors, some of them monumental. But this one is about as big as they ...
- Created on 06 July 2020
- 14. 5 Reasons Churches Have an Incredible Window of Opportunity
- As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more subtle to others. Simply stated, churches will have ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 15. 8 Positive Traits the COVID Crisis Has Revealed in Some Pastors
- None of us is entirely sure where we stand in the COVID crisis, but we've been dealing with it long enough now that we can make some reflections. Here are some positive traits I've seen in pastors leading ...
- Created on 02 June 2020
- 16. How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Relationship With Christ?
- I have discovered a rich comfort in the Scriptures during the spring of 2020. Although the world has been shut down, the Word of God has been opened to me in a rare and exciting manner. I have not been ...
- Created on 28 May 2020
- 17. Why Many Christians Don't Enjoy This God-Given Gift
- One of the most important and often forgotten facts about the gospel is the freedom that was established when Christ climbed up on that tree and said, "It is finished" (John 19:30b). So many times, we ...
- Created on 13 May 2020
- 18. The Crucial Characteristic Leaders Must Display During a Crisis ...
- If you've ever led in the midst of a crisis, no matter how large, you know that teams work together in a different way when challenges arise. Crisis times are stressful; there's change happening at light ...
- Created on 07 May 2020
- 19. The Real Difference Between Confident and Arrogant Leaders
- We ask leaders to be confident, but we bristle when they become arrogant. What is the difference? The dictionary reveals arrogance is pride, egotism and inflated self-importance, while confidence is ...
- Created on 06 May 2020
- 20. 9 Great Ways Kids Can Serve Your Church
- Did you know that studies show that kids and teenagers who serve in their local church are far less likely to walk away from their faith as they get older? The Bible reminds us of this in James 2:26. Here's ...
- Created on 17 April 2020
