6 Reasons Why Genuine Friendships Are Crucial to Your Leadership
The core of true companionship is acceptance, honesty, and trust.
The need for genuine friendship, especially in ministry, has always been real, but perhaps now...
To Stand Firm, Know Where You’re Vulnerable
You and I know that church life is not without its challenges, even—perhaps especially—in times of expansion and blessing. In his excellent commentary on...
4 Ways to Build Relationships
Relationships are the building blocks of trust and respect in any leadership role. Without a great relationship with your team, you won’t get far.
Doug...
Looking for the Fine Print In the Gospel Message
I was getting ready to face the day and noticed something on the television. An ad for “hair club for women” was running. Photos...
Don’t Rely on Luck for Your Next Hire
Your mission is unique, and along the way you may find yourself needing to add someone to the team. Searching for a new leader...
Has Ministry Stress Made You a Zombie Pastor? Take the Zombie Zone Quiz to...
Zombies are big today. Big budget movies, popular TV shows, commercials, and even zombie action figures have invaded our culture. Even before they became popular, when...
7 Things to Do When Church Leadership Is Lonely
For me, ministry is most often filled with life change, faithful friends, and much joy. There have been times, though (even recently), when this...
Why Supporting Pastors’ Wives Is Essential
When we planted our church, I was naive and unsuspecting about the future. All the pitfalls and challenges of church planting I’d heard about...
How to Conduct Yourself As a Good Leader In the Business World
here are many aspects to being a good leader in the business world. Many people think that it simply means being in charge and...
Oh Servant of God, What Were You Thinking?
“…they exchanged the truth of God for a lie…” (Romans 1:25).
A pastor with a fine church, great respect, challenging opportunities, and a good income...