Partnering with Parents In Student Ministry

As children or youth pastors we want to care for the kids/students in our ministry and one theme that has continued to surface over the last...

What You Are Likely Missing In Your Church Membership Class

At Church Answers, we’ve researched membership classes for over two decades. Every one of our projects reveals the value of these classes. Here are...

Heresies Inside My Church

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine….”  “Preach the word….with great patience and instruction” (2 Timothy 4:2,3). The best way...

5 Questions to Consider As New People Come to Your Church

Don’t get hung up on how many new people are coming to your church. Instead, thank God, and shepherd them well. Something seems to be stirring more people...

3 Keys to Succession Planning

There is a saying that nearly touches every aspect of life. It goes, “when you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” When it comes to...

The 3 Main Principles of Servant Leadership

Servant leadership originated with Robert K. Greenleaf. He wrote an essay titled “The Servant as Leader,” in which he laid out his thoughts on...

20 Things Pastors Should Not Love Too Much

“Do not be excessively righteous or overly wise” (Ecclesiastes 7:16). Most of us would not include those excesses in a list of which to be wary.  But for...

How to Say Goodbye to a Loved Pastor

Through the seasons, it is inevitable for every church to experience pastoral succession. Saying goodbye to a beloved Senior Pastor can be overwhelming and...

What You Don’t Know About Your Church May Kill You

Many pastors begin a new assignment and get blindsided from issues they never expected. When that happens, it can be deadly. I’ve found that...

Staying Put In Ministry by Daniel Grothe

I just turned 40 years old. I have been in the church my entire life. I don’t know who I would be apart from...
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Pastor, Your Audience Is Always Changing

Al Maury pulled the old beat-up Volkswagen bus into the bank parking lot on Decatur Street and killed the engine.  As the six seminary students...

Sabbaths and Study Blocks: Essentials for Pastors – by Jim Graff

I wasn't mentored by people who took a sabbath. Actually, one of my mentors died early. One of the things he said before his...

5 Great Ways to Grow Your Leadership

In order to grow stronger churches, we need to become better leaders. It’s a continual process and we never arrive. How are you growing...