Chuck Lawless

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  Jan 6, 2020

  10 ways to become a better leader in 2020

  I want to be the best leader I can be. I know I’m not there yet, and I still have much room to grow. Here are some steps I’m taking to improve as a leader in 2020. 

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  Dec 6, 2019

  11 weak reasons to leave a church

  I know there are legitimate reasons for leaving a church (e.g., the message is unbiblical, you’ve moved to another city, etc.), but too many people leave a church for the wrong reasons.

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  Nov 11, 2019

  8 reasons long term-pastors still fail

  Based on my studies of how Satan attacks leaders, here are some reasons even long-term pastors fall.

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  Oct 18, 2019

  10 signs your church staff is working well together

  Occasionally over the last few years, I’ve spent time with a church staff that seemed really happy together. Here are some characteristics that mark those teams:

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  Oct 9, 2019

  5 documents that say something about your church

  We can learn a lot about a church by reviewing its written documents. I encourage you to evaluate your own congregation based on these documents.

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  Sep 28, 2019

  10 fears for the American Church

  I spend a lot of time on the mission field working with missionaries. I LOVE the local church wherever it is, but I fear more for the American church every time I go overseas. Here are some of my fears:

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  Sep 15, 2019

  7 things we can learn from attractional churches

  The debate between being an attractional or missional church continues. I’m not a fan of a church that is ONLY attractional, but I do think we can learn some things from the attractional approach:

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  Jan 14, 2016

  10 Steps to Win Over Pornography

  We've now finished another year — a year of victory for some and defeat for others. Like every year for the past several years, I watched in 2015 as more church leaders fell into the trap of pornography.

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  Dec 21, 2015

  8 Christmas Truths for Church Leaders

  The Christmas season is one of the busiest seasons of the year for church leaders. In fact, it can be exhausting.

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  Dec 14, 2015

  8 Characteristics of Evangelistic Pastors

  For years, I've kept a running list of characteristics of pastors who lead effective evangelistic churches (that is, churches that are reaching non-believers rather than simply reaching other church members). Below are several of those characteristics.