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- 1. Why Perfectionism Can Spell Trouble for Church Leaders
- ... sword, and we talk about both edges of that sword a lot among our church's pastors and staff members. On the one hand, yes, we should do all things with as much excellence as possible for God's glory. ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 2. Why Every Pastor Should Teach a Sunday School Class Once in a While
- From time to time, my deacon friend and neighbor Earl invites me to teach his "old men's Sunday school class." There must be 20 or 25 gentlemen—many of them friends of mine since the early 1970s, all of ...
- Created on 10 December 2019
- 3. Rick Warren: 5 Relationship Principles to Guide Your Church's Small Groups
- ... ter week, month after month and year after year. I regularly hear pastors talk about wanting their churches to become warm, friendly places. That's great. We need to develop friendly churches. But your ...
- Created on 10 December 2019
- 4. How Holy Spirit Will Crush Favoritism in the Pulpit in 2020
- ... conducting the annual pastor's conference, where thousands of pastors from Russia's 11 time zones come for training, teaching and equipping. Mikel and his wife, Marsha, reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...
- Created on 09 December 2019
- 5. 7 Essential Skills to Help You Grow Your Church
- I came close to titling these "essential" skills, but I knew that was unfair. God grows churches, and He works through all different types of people. I have heard great pastors say—"I know how to teach a ...
- Created on 09 December 2019
- 6. 3 Tips on Selecting a Missions Partner
- ... want funding (we need help financially). Sometimes they want the church to help raise awareness (we want to use your social media platform). Most church leaders—especially senior pastors—field a lot of ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 7. What to Do When You Are Unfairly Criticized as a Pastor
- Everyone who does anything will be criticized. As a rule, the critics are the do-nothings, the nay-sayers and spectators who sit in the grandstand and feed off one another's negativism. The man in the ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 8. Why So Many Pastors Are Concerned About Economy's Impact on Churches ...
- As retail stores hope the holiday shopping season gives their bottom line a lift, American Protestant pastors are less sure the economy is helping their congregation this year. Around 2 in 5 pastors of ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 9. If You're a Church's First Millennial Pastor, Here's What You Can Expect
- A big wave is coming toward the church. It's the swell of retiring Boomer pastors. Most Boomer pastors are currently between the ages of 50 and 68. They won't all retire at once, so this wave won't cr ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 10. How You Can Enjoy God's Unmerited Favor This Christmas Season
- Ready or not ... here comes Christmas! We are about to enter the time of year my heart aches for from January to November. There is not a day in the preceding months when my heart doesn't turn to the joy ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 11. 10 Basic Relationship Skills All Leaders Need
- Getting along with people can be more complicated than it appears. If it were easy, everybody would be good at it! How you treat people, how they treat you, what makes it work well and why it doesn't work ...
- Created on 04 December 2019
- 12. 7 Ways to Help a Young Preacher With Finances
- ... s can get complicated, and church leaders will serve their pastor better if they have some understanding of them. To start, it's good to know: (a) the difference between the pastor's salary and his bene ...
- Created on 04 December 2019
- 13. 12 Questions That Will Make You a Better Leader
- ... t you start asking more questions. Ron Edmondson is a pastor and church leader passionate about planting churches, helping established churches thrive, and assisting pastors and those in ministry think t ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 14. 6 Reasons the Multi-Venue Church Model Works
- The trends are fascinating. About 50 years ago, many congregations in the United States began adopting the "multi" model. This first phase of the multi-model was primarily multiple worship services on ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 15. 3 Fears Every Young Leader Must Face
- After years of mentoring younger leaders, I'm convinced there is something all leaders with more experience need to understand as we welcome young leaders to our teams: Every young leader shares some common ...
- Created on 25 November 2019
- 16. 10 Common Reasons People Stop Going to Church as Often
- Over my years as a pastor, I notice when faithful church members begin to "fade away" from their consistent involvement and faithfulness. When I've followed up with them, I've discovered multiple causes ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 17. Why We Should All Join Team Kanye West
- I am not a divider, but I diligently try to be a uniter. I refuse to be a critic, but I will always choose to be an encourager. I endeavor, especially on social media and in my writing, to be a voice of ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 18. 5 Scary Signs You're Not Leading Well
- ... swer as to why. Here are five reasons I've observed that a pastor may not be leading well: Ignorance I don't mean for this one to be cruel, but we only know what we know. Most pastors don't learn everythin ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 19. Rick Warren: Why Your Church Should Initiate This Powerful Ministry
- ... t—I didn't get all the letters that were sent to me. But two of my associate pastors, Glen Kreun and Tom Holladay, told me I needed to read it. In that 13-page letter, John suggested a new ministry at ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 20. Don't Listen to This Damaging Lie
- You were made on purpose, for purpose and with purpose! What an extraordinary—but sadly, often disbelieved—truth! May I make that statement again so that you can allow the power of the words to sink deeply ...
- Created on 15 November 2019
