3 Qualities Necessary to Learn from Our Critics

Nobody likes to be criticized, at least not at first. Sometimes criticism is warranted. Sometimes it’s not. And sometimes it hard to differentiate between...

10 Reasons I Would Seek to Raise Up Staff Within My Church

More and more churches are deciding to raise up staff from within their congregation. While I wondered about that direction when it first began...

Church, Give Your Pastor a Sabbatical

Written by: Bill Riedel  Bill Riedel is the founding and lead pastor of Redemption Hill Church in Washington, D.C. He was formally trained at Trinity International...

How to Make Failure a Regular Part of Your Life

You probably don’t remember your early years of trying to walk. You’d push yourself up, stumble around, and then fall flat on your bum....

Why Do People Listen to You?

You work hard to prepare the talks and sermons you deliver. You pray and anticipate life change, but the often-overlooked question is, what keeps someone...

Five Reasons Why Decreasing the Number of Worship Services Might Be the Best Move

For years, the conventional wisdom has been that increasing the number of worship services is the best path to go. You rarely heard leaders...

The Importance of Speaking Your Employees’ Language

As any business grows, it’s only natural that management will have to get involved more directly with the employees in order to keep the...

5 Ways Pastors Make Ministry Harder Than It Needs to Be

You know how difficult church leadership can be. You work hard to reach people. Then you ask them to give meaningfully, volunteer their time, and...

Recruiting and Taking Care of Volunteers This Holiday Season

With the holiday season in full swing, capable volunteers are in high demand because it is no secret that churches rely on volunteers to...

How to Foster ‘aha’ Moments In Your Team

Wise leaders encourage their teams to solve their problems with their own insight rather than with the leader’s insight. When an staff person or...
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Acts 29 Stories: Acts Church In Manila, Philippines

Written by: Olivia Meade  Olivia Meade works as a content editor for Acts 29. She’s a member of New Heights Church in West Virginia, where she...

Quotes and Leadership Lessons from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Walking out of the theater after seeing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, all I can say is WOW. That movie took me back to the feelings...

Joe’s 10 Iron-clad Rules for Success In the Ministry.. Some of Which May Work

You’re new in the ministry, right?  And you want to do well, of course. You have definitely come to the right place, friend.  Pull...