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...
3 Ways a Bad Hire Derails Your Mission
There’s one thing we often say at Vanderbloemen: the most expensive hire you’ll ever make is the wrong one. Not only is a bad...
Understanding the 7 Phases of a Church’s Life Cycle | the Unstuck Church
Most churches start, grow, thrive, decline and eventually end. But I don’t believe that’s God’s plan for the church.
Regardless of uniqueness, every church has...
The One Big Reason Church Attendance Is Declining (and Most Church Leaders Are Unaware)
This one data point might be the most important information on the church and faith I have heard this year.
We at Church Answers have...
Church Boards Do Not Have to Be Dysfunctional
A few years back, I read High-Impact Church Boards: How to Develop Healthy, Intentional, and Empowered Church Leaders by T.J. Addington.
Church leadership boards need to read...
The 3 Kinds of People In Every Church
In Judson Edward’s book, The Leadership Labyrinth, he describes 21 paradoxes in ministry. He defines the ‘relationship paradox’ in this way: the people who...
When Being a Pastor’s Wife Hurts
One of the most critical decisions you can make in ministry is how you steward pain. Seasons of pain can generate cycles of destructive...
The 4 Categories of Preaching: How to Tell If Your Sermon Is Going to...
You know how much work it takes to produce a sermon (or any talk, for that matter).
And you’ve likely also wondered why some talks...
Before You Terminate the Pastor
The phone call that night was unnerving.
“Brother Joe,” the young pastor on the other end said, “the deacons voted to ask for my resignation.”...
Monday Morning Blues and the Pastor: 6 Proactive Steps
A pastor’s life is filled with both ups and downs and often after a Sunday we are hit with the Monday Morning Blues. Sundays...
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How to Manage a Constant Complainer In the Church
The grouchy grumbler. The negative naysayer. The gloomy pessimist. Complaining has many forms. Not every complaint is toxic. Sometimes, a complaint is warranted and...
Tips on Leading with Integrity and Purpose
All of us want to live a life that is authentic. We also want to live a life full of integrity. Then there’s living...
What We Wish for the People of Your Church As They Open God’s Word
Open my eyes that I may behold wondrous things from Thy law. (Psalm 119:18)
If I could do one thing for members of your congregation, I...
