The Gospel Necessitates a Transformed Way of Living

Written by: Brian Howard Brian Howard has 22 years of proven leadership experience as a leadership coach, non-profit executive, church planter, lead pastor, and business owner....

Why They’re Not Coming Back to Church (and What to Do with Who’s Left)

You probably remember the predictions back in the Spring of 2020: As soon as churches reopened for in-person worship service again, people would flood...

How Well Does Your Church Understand the Role of the Pastor?

Whenever I hear someone say.. “I’m helping my pastor get his ministry accomplished” ..I cringe just a little. I know that comes from a good heart,...

3 Ways to Build Trust Through Church Communications

We know trust is vitally important for thriving churches. Churches are institutions that provide hope, comfort, and unity to their communities, but because we’re...

What Happens When Pastors Are Transparent Instead of Being Secretive?

Most scholars and experts claim transparency is necessary for good leadership. Many books on leadership have sections and chapters devoted to the issue of...

The Church Has an Image Problem. 6 Ways to Fix It.

It’s no secret that local churches are struggling to get people into the building. There’s a growing realization among many church leaders that getting...

Why They Hate the Pastor

But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.  (John...

How to Avoid Becoming a Sacrificial Pastor

Christians would agree that there’s only one true “sacrificial lamb” in the Church, and his name is Jesus.  But far too often, when a beloved...

3 Non-anxious Innovations

Written by: Brad Edwards  Brad Edwards is the planter and lead pastor of The Table Church in Boulder County, CO, the cohost of Everything Just Changed, and writes about...

Football, Fishing, and Following God’s Call

Written by: Renelle Piñero  Renelle Piñero is a first-generation Filipino American who grew up in the beautiful Reno-Tahoe area. Along with her role as a writer...
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10 Ways to Tell You Are Slipping Spiritually

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.  (Hebrews...

12 Things That Tempt Men to Peruse Porn

As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...

Course Corrections to Church Growth – by Jason Swann

We took over a 36-year-old church rebounding from the moral failure of their Senior Pastor on the other side of COVID. We came in...