Instead of leading men and women of God into a truly abundant life, churches often get ensnared by a few major traps. Here's how you can not only avoid these common pitfalls, but also free your congregation to become outrageous givers for kingdom work.
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Letting God Speak
When (and why) your best isn’t good enough.
Ministry or Mammon?
Monetary stewardship in an age of materialism.
Volunteers that Stick
Twenty ways to recruit the greatest team of helpers on the planet.
Holy Money
Addressing holiness in a season of fiscal scandal and investigation.
What Every Pastor Needs to Know About Giving
Five secrets that will—gasp!—have you unapologetically preaching on giving.
Ministering in a Celebrity World
Fame may give you a name, but does it offer real influence?
Have You Named Your Replacement?
Many gifted church leaders make the foolish mistake of staying in their jobs too long. Prepare your church for the future by training a successor.
How to Avoid Death by Meeting
Seven ways to take the “bored” out of the boardroom.
Everything Is an Experiment
At the end of your ministry, you’ll regret opportunities missed more than mistakes made.
Sex Ed @ Church?
We’ve been good at shaming—now it’s time for some training.
America’s Safest Churches
From childcare to fire prevention, tips from three of America’s most secure churches.
In the Mirror
How effective we are, how effective we think we are—and how to know the difference.
Runaway Shepherds?
Pastoral dropouts make easy targets for criticism. But who’s really to blame for ministry attrition?
The Rise of the Culturally-Connected Christian
How 21st-century believers are finding God in the most unlikely places.
Leading From Beneath
The fine art of challenging organization decay—without compromising your integrity
Non-Prophet Status
Does being tax exempt really muzzle the preacher’s political voice?
Good Housekeeping
How evangelicals are reclaiming the environmental agenda on a biblical foundation.
Challenge the Process
Left to themselves, virtually every person and organization is in a subconscious pursuit of the status quo.
Deliver Us from Deliverance Ministry
Taking deliverance from the back room freak show to Sunday morning discipleship