Chuck Lawless

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  Jan 28, 2020

  Why Christian leaders struggle with 'dark nights of the soul'

  If you read church history at all, you’ll learn that men as faithful to God as Martin Luther and Charles Spurgeon struggled with bouts of at least heaviness, if not depression.

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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.