Thursday, September 21, 2023

TOP ARTICLES THIS WEEK

The Church Leader’s Brain In the Covid Crisis: 5 Tips to Keep Your Brain...

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Church leaders today are scrambling to find creative, innovative, and workable strategies, plans, and ideas to minister in our Covid-consumed world. I appreciate the plethora of blogs, podcasts, video-casts, and seminars offered to help...

“if I Win, We Lose”: 3 Ways to Handle Your Conflict Better

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At times in your marriage you can end up feeling like you have an opponent, not a partner or friend. The same dynamic happens in teams and with friends. Even in your key relationships, it’s not...

4 Blind Spots That Could Be Sabotaging Your Culture

There is no perfect team. There is no perfect culture. In fact, every team has dysfunction. The question is, do you know what yours is? There are often things we miss either because we're focused in...

5 Core Issues Impacting Churches Trying to Move Forward from 2020

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As you lean in 2021, it’s critical to address these issues… In case you didn’t have a chance to review our latest Unstuck Church Report, the data can be a bit discouraging. Just to catch you up...

Five Real Reasons Young People Are Deconstructing Christianity

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“Five Real Reasons Young People Are Deconstructing Christianity” is written by Joe Terrell, content manager at CareyNieuwhof.com. Joe’s writings for Medium, Relevant, Carey Nieuwhof,...

Your Trouble Has God’s Attention

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God is not ignoring your suffering or pain. He sees what you are going through, and he is getting ready to act on your...

What’s a Pastor to Do When Ousted from His Church?

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An online preacher magazine says a pastor fired because of his alcoholism is bitter at his mistreatment by that congregation’s leaders.  Not good. I’ll skip...

5 Life Changing Things You Can’t Do In a Hurry

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Quicker, faster, hurry and now. These are words we are all too familiar with as we attempt to keep up with all our responsibilities as...

How to Build a Trustworthy Staff

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Trust makes the ministry world go ‘round. Evidence of trust abounds in our field: People contribute financially to your cause, they share their lives...

How Belief Changes Bad to Good

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It’s a safe bet to assume that you have heard a good share of bad news in your life. The reality is that what...

Are You Leading Well? 13 Questions to Ask Yourself

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Ten years ago I began a new adventure…leading a church in a new country. I accepted the lead pastor role at a great church...

The Disappearance of the 30-something and 40-something Pastor (here’s Why)

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We’re all getting older. Almost every demographic in the United States is having fewer children. Population growth is slowing, and immigration rates are not...

The Power of Mercy by Dj Rabe

We started our homeless wash ministry in the summer. We figured summer would be a great time to launch the ministry because people don’t...

When You Need to Fire Your Best Friend

When you work in ministry, it’s easy to feel like your co-workers are your best friends… which is why firing employees starts to feel a...