Leadership
Your Sermon Was Never Meant to End on Sunday
This is a guest post by Josh Burnett, Founder of Church.Tech. Most sermons are treated like events. They’re prepared over days. Sometimes weeks. They carry prayer, study, conviction, tension. They hold the hope that something eternal might shift in someone’s…
Navigating Growth Barriers in Ministry
This is a guest post by Ben Elmore, CEO of Servant. Servant is a full-service agency helping leaders amplify their mission through strategy, technology, and transformative digital experiences. Every pastor feels it: the quiet pressure to keep up on technology.…
Not All AI is Created Equal
This is a guest post from Gloo, written by Gloo Nick Skytland (Vice President, Developers and AI Research) & Ali Llewellyn (Director, Gloo Open) “AI” has become one of the most overused, and least understood, terms in modern life. It’s…
What’s Fair? 5 Data-Driven Insights on Church Staff Pay
One of the most pressing questions church leaders face is also one of the most complex: “How do I know what to pay our church staff?” Set pay too low, and you risk losing talented team members or burning them…
Episode 759: Preaching Through Depression — Faith Eury Cho on Mental Health, the Holy Spirit, and Gen Z
. Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Preaching is hard, no matter how you approach it. But throw planting a church during lockdown, a lifelong struggle with mental health and anxiety, and planting in a tough to reach area…
Leadership in Crisis: A Call to Reclaim Integrity
This is a post by Denise Craig, CEO of The Church Network, empowering church administrative leaders with practical tools, expert training, and a supportive community. Let’s face it—something’s off in leadership today. Whether it’s in boardrooms or church pulpits, we’ve…
The Importance of Leadership in the Church
If you’re wondering why some churches thrive while others struggle, the answer almost always circles back to one factor: the quality of leaders in the church. Unfortunately, churches don’t rise and fall on mission statements or strategies alone. They often…
Why Nobody Wants to Work at a Church Anymore
There’s a crisis brewing in the church that almost no one is talking about: Nobody wants to work at a church anymore. Very few next-gen people want your job, church leader. Not only are many young adults walking away from…
Top 10 Church Leadership Conferences in 2025
Attending the right church leadership conference at the right time can completely change the trajectory of your leadership and your ministry. Unfortunately, too many pastors and churches waste resources attending church conferences that aren’t the right fit for them or…
Hidden Dangers of Church Revival: 5 Temptations Leaders Face
As pastors, we navigate the exciting—but complex—topic of revival in the church. When I started seeing young adults flocking into churches (and stadiums) in videos, on headlines, or even down the street, it made me stop and ask the question,…
How to Stop Throwing Your Team Under the Bus
My guess is that as a leader, you hate it when your team messes up. Who doesn’t? The real test of your leadership and character comes not when your team gets it right but when you or they screw up.…
6 Early Warning Signs of a Toxic Person
You’ve dealt with them before. At your church, as a volunteer, on your staff, and as customers. Toxic people are, well, toxic. An unhealthy person can infect your team like toxins infect the human body. After some exposure, everyone feels…