- 05/05/2012
Five of the Most Difficult Challenges for Pastors
It may be one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Indeed, it may be an impossible job to do in our own strength. So I asked the question: What specific part of being a pastor is the most difficult for you?
- 05/03/2012
The 10 Warning Signs of an Inwardly Obsessed Church
Any healthy church must have some level of inward focus. Those in the church should be discipled. But churches can lose their outward focus and become preoccupied with the perceived needs and desires of the members.
25 comments - 04/04/2012
Seven New Trends in the Pastor Search Process
If there is anything consistent about the current state of how churches find and call pastors, it is the inconsistencies of the process for each church. It is inconsistent by denomination and by each church individually.
- 03/27/2012
October Baby Opens Strong
October Baby had a strong opening this past weekend placing eighth overall at the box office with an opening weekend gross of $1.7M and third among major releases in per screen average
4 comments - 03/19/2012
October Baby
Millions of unborn babies are being led to their deaths. But most churches are just singing louder. What can we do?
- 03/14/2012
Eight Reasons Leaders Lose Their Drive
The leader had no greater goal or vision than the job itself. The moment a leader is in a job for the paycheck alone, he or she has already lost the drive necessary to be a leader.
- 03/09/2012
People Migration to Larger Churches
One of the most significant trends in American churches the past 25 years has been the migration of people from smaller churches to larger churches.
- 03/05/2012
When Pastors Need a Pastor
The expectations of a pastor are always high. Most are expected to omnipresent, omniscience, and always energetic and ready to serve. But these men are people with their own limitations and their own struggles.
- 02/12/2012
A Father's Prayer
The year was 1985. My third son, Jess, was five months old. His older brothers, Sam and Art, were five and three years old respectively. My wife, Nellie Jo, and I were exhausted. She, in particular, seemed never to rest with the demands of being a stay-at-home mom to three preschool boys. I was sleeping little as well, dealing with the demands of being a full-time seminary student, serving as pastor of a small church, and working an additional thirty hours a week at a bank.
- 02/07/2012
Millennials, Religion, and a Reason for Hope
The Millennial Christians are relatively few in number. Again, I am reticent to estimate with any claim of precision, but I have suggested that the number of Christians in this generation is 15 percent of their total.
- 02/04/2012
I Am a Church Member
I am a church member. I will seek to be a source of unity in the church. I know there are no perfect pastors, staff, or other church members. But neither am I.
4 comments - 01/21/2012
Seven Reasons Leaders Fail
What then are the common characteristics of leaders who fail? They fail to dream.
1 comments - 01/06/2012
Twelve in 2012: Trends in Healthy Churches. Trends 7 to 12
Healthy churches have pastors who love the members. And the churches allow their pastors to spend time in sermon preparation.
1 comments - 01/05/2012
Twelve in 2012: Trends in Healthy Churches. Trends 1 to 6
The churches have a high view of Scripture. The members are evangelistically intentional.
6 comments - 12/12/2011
For Those Hurting This Christmas Season
I hurt deeply for those who see empty places at their meals for Christmas. I hurt for those who have gone through the agony of a divorce.
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