Carrying Leadership with Humility

Editor’s Note: Miles Welch, 12Stone’s Pastor of Leadership Expansion, has been a guest blogger here before and is now blogging regularly on his own site. This past Sunday...

The Top Three Ways Lead Pastors Can Serve the Second Chair

The second chair position is paradoxical for two reasons. First, a second chair involves the tension of submitting as a subordinate to the first...

7 Unique Traits of Spiritual Leaders

It’s not uncommon to hear a phrase like, “He’s not a very spiritual leader.” Or, She’s a strong spiritual leader.” These may be reasonable observations, but they’re...

Do You See Your Platform As an Altar?

Written by: Monica Wilkinson  Monica Wilkinson is wife to David and mom to three teenagers. She serves as the women’s discipleship director at Cross Community Church...

8 Ways Pastors Can Refresh Their Tired Souls

Peter Drucker, one of the world’s greatest leadership experts, once listed what he considered the four hardest jobs in the world. Here are those...

Seven Things You Can Do to Become a Better Leader

If it hasn’t happened already, it won’t be long before a new generation of leaders are being tapped on the shoulder to step into...

The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Great Sermon

If there’s one thing you never set out to be as a leader or communicator, it’s boring. And yet everyone who communicates, preaches, or even...

How Church Leaders Can Mobilize Their Churches for Community Ministry

It’s exciting to see many churches embracing community and missional ministry more than ever. When I grew up, I can’t remember being challenged to...

The Public Nature of Pastoring and the Inescapable Reality You Always Represent Your Church

“. . . because you’re the pastor.” Most pastors have heard the end of this sentence at some point. Perhaps you bristled at hearing it....

How Our Leadership Weakness Becomes Strength with God

Leaders are often reluctant to acknowledge and accept their weaknesses. I can understand that. I’m often reluctant too. I’m trained to “overcome” my weaknesses and...
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The Future of Preaching

Written by: Adam Sinnett  Adam Sinnett is the lead pastor of Downtown Cornerstone Church in Seattle, Washington. This following content was originally published on Acts 29’s website,...

4 Ways to Be an Emotionally Supportive Leader

Your team desires a leader who goes beyond the expectations of a leader. They want someone who cares, seeks the emotional well-being of their...

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...