As you’ve noticed—as everyone’s noticed—there seems to be something rotten in the Denmark of Christian leadership. Every time you think there can’t be another megachurch pastor who fails, well, there’s another megachurch pastor who fails. And those are the stories…
In a moment (or era) when so many people—especially young people—are deconstructing their faith, what do you do as a pastor or church leader? How do you even begin to respond? Recently, Joe Terrell wrote a brilliant and beautiful post…
“The #1 Reason to Fire Someone (and How to Do It Well)” was written by Gavin Adams. Gavin is a ministry and marketplace strategist, communicator, and leadership partner who spent 15 years in ministry leadership, most recently serving as the…
“The HACK to Online Growth” is a sponsored post by Clint Rogers, founder of Pro MediaFire. Pro Media Fire is a creative digital agency committed to helping mission-based organizations amplify their reach. In today’s high-speed world, we are all yearning…
Most leaders I know are struggling in some area of their life or in their leadership on a regular basis. The last few years have put that struggle into hyperdrive. Whatever has been left in the leadership landscape has been…
I turned 57 last week, and to mark the moment I thought I’d offer some random, unsolicited advice. And one thing that happens as you get older (it started happening to me at around age 42) is things that seemed…
As a church leader, you probably have a love-hate relationship with online church. For many leaders, 2020 was either an about-face on online church that found them suddenly embracing it, or it was a quick pivot from a hybrid approach…
“What Do You Do With Your Wounds, Pastor?” was written by John Mark Comer, the founding pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. Comer’s latest book – Live No Lies – was a New York Times bestseller, and his new…
Having been through two excruciating years as a church leader, what can you expect in 2022? As you can see by the sheer number of trends (the most I’ve ever covered in my annual trends series), 2022 is shaping…
Well, 2021 wasn’t that much of an improvement over 2020, huh? Same polarization. Same declining church attendance trends. Same arguments over working from versus going back to the office. And with a new COVID variant breaking daily reported case records…