What’s it like to grow up as the pastor’s kid? Better yet, what’s it like to grow up as John Piper’s son? Barnabas Piper talks openly and honestly about the pressures of being a PK and how it messed with…
If you’re a younger reader (which most of you are), I have some great news. Now over 50, I have as much or more energy than I did a decade or two ago, a much better sense of who God…
This is a guest post from Mark Riggins. Mark is the Community Life Pastor at ENCOUNTER | Bible Fellowship Church in Ventura, CA. His new book STUCK When You Want to Forgive but Don’t Know How is available now on Amazon. Sign-up HERE for a…
So you’d love to see more volunteers serve in your church or organization. Who wouldn’t? And yet when it come to volunteers, a surprising number of leaders struggle. Many leaders suffer from: A chronic shortage High turnover Mediocre or poor…
Sometimes there’s a revolution going on, and you can sense it, but you can’t quite name it. Almost every leader is caught in one of those moments right now. How you lead—and how you need to lead to be relevant—is…
While we’d all rather avoid it, negativity is a part of life. Even though it’s unavoidable, it can derail you – even stunt your progress – if you don’t know how to handle it. The first strategy for dealing with…