Leading through depression The truth is that pastors and ministry leaders deal with depression but are often the last to realize it or at least, the last to admit it. In fact, in Dr. Gary Lovejoy’s book A Pastor’s Guide for [...]
You can't lead without a vision. Whether you're casting a new vision or just polishing up your old one, there is generally an emotional process that people go through before they completely understand and embrace the vision that God's palced in your [...]
Today's post is written especially for the men and women who are called to the hefty task of communicating the Gospel. Preaching is the supernaturally natural means by which God has chosen to transport and deposit eternal truth into the hearts [...]
A healthy church culture doesn't happen on accident. It has to be cultivated on purpose - over time. Whether you're a Lead Pastor or you're leading a ministry team, culture is far too important to leave to chance. Below I've offered [...]
In part one of our toxic culture series we talked about 12 Ways A Church Leader Can Create A Toxic Culture. In this post we're going to address four ways a church member can do the same. Let's get started. [...]
No matter how grandiose your vision for ministry my be, a toxic culture will eat your church's vision alive. In his book "Cracking Your Churches Culture Code" author and church growth expert Sam Chand says it this way: "Culture - not vision [...]
Which way do you go when either way could be the right way? The most challenging questions to answer in life typically aren't the ones surrounding matters of right and wrong, but between right and right. It's when either way could [...]
I love good preaching. Powerful preaching is one of the most important aspects of any life transforming ministry. After all, the Gospel is "... the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes..." (Romans 1:16). And for the record, when [...]
You are the solution to a problem! Becoming that solution is your purpose. The bible confirms without question that you and I were created with a very specific purpose in mind: "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to [...]
When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him.~Genesis 26:12 (NLT) Had Isaac known that he was going to harvest “a hundred times more grain than he planted,” [...]
