By Chuck Lawless I spent a few minutes recently with a pastor who’s led his church for 25+ years. Seeing him made me think about the leaders I know who’ve persisted through decades of strong ministry in the same place. Here are some of the characteristics that mark these long-term pastors: 1. They have no […]
How can we live with a conscience that is pacified by the blood of Christ? Christians, be persuaded to practice these: Find Rest in Christ 1. Take heed of every sin, count no sin small. 2. Set upon the healing duty of repentance. 3. Compose thyself to live as under God. You cannot deceive him, […]
By Dale Chamberlain “Don’t quit on a Monday.” This is a common axiom among pastors, and with good reason. Monday is often the hardest day of the week for those who lead a church or ministry. Whether weekend services went extraordinarily well or spectacularly poorly, pastors often wake up on Monday morning feeling incredibly drained—physically, […]
In Acts 9 we catch Paul as a leader bewildered, unseated, of a leader seemingly downed from a horse when in actuality he’s being lifted into wholeness and fullness and love. There are three simple principles in this story I think we can lay ahold of as followers of Jesus and as leaders. I’ve been […]
By Ron Edmondson You Can Do Better: 7 Leadership Lessons: 1. You are doing the best you know how. I don’t mean that as a slam. It simply could be a reality. You only know what you know. Shortly into my vocational ministry career I decided I needed more insight into church leadership. I went back […]
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By Chuck Lawless Few of us who are pastors excel in—or even enjoy—every aspect of pastoral ministry. Most of us have a few areas we greatly enjoy, a few areas that stretch us uncomfortably, and many areas in the middle. When we recognize the extremes at either end, we’re better prepared to capitalize on our strengths and force ourselves […]
By Gavin Adams Could your strong sense of responsibility increase your team’s irresponsibility? If you’re a leader, I suspect you possess a strong sense of responsibility. Taking on a leadership role or receiving a leadership promotion would only be possible if you were persistently responsible. I love working with people with a high sense of responsibility. Responsible […]
By Eric Geiger -December 6, 2022 Here are three common false idols in churches that every church leader needs to know and turn away from. Hezekiah is affirmed in Scripture as doing “what was right in the Lord’s sight” (2 Kings 18:3). The next verse details what Hezekiah did: “He removed the high places, shattered […]
By Eric Geiger -November 28, 2022 / Churchleaders God used the pandemic to do more than we could ask or imagine. In July 2020 we started having small gatherings outside in alleyways, hotel gathering places, and courtyards of coffee shops throughout Orange County. We called the approach “Mariners in the Neighborhood,” and at first it […]