Healthy Pastors Leading Health Churches
Leaders can harm or heal. Whether you’re a pastor, parent, coach, or CEO, creating organizational cultures where people thrive, rather than simply survive, is our calling. Here are four ways to create a thriving organizational culture: 1. Have a compelling, clear, and challenging vision. God has deposited within the human spirit … [Read more...]
While I was in grad school, I worked in a coffee shop. I often enjoyed an expired pastry and a hot cup of coffee as my meal. Go ahead…judge me. Working outside of the confines of seminary kept me grounded, though.The ivory towers from which I peered onto the ground below came crashing down in the middle of a real-life conversation with … [Read more...]
Quick tell me your plan for the offering this weekend. If you are like most church leaders you have not given the offering a thought. About the only time church leaders think about the offering is after it has been taken up and we are disappointed with the results. Giving as a percentage of Americans incomes to the church has … [Read more...]
It’s a privilege to be able to come and worship God through singing and it’s amazing to hear the word of God presented in a relevant way each week. But the most important part of a worship service, as we give ourselves to God, is when we respond to the worship and do something with what we have heard. That’s why I believe the … [Read more...]
If giving to your church has declined or slowed down it might not be the economy. In fact contrary to popular opinion studies are now showing that the past recession had little to do with the decline in giving. While it might be easy to blame givings decline upon the economy I find that often churches are their own worst enemies when … [Read more...]
One of the biggest mistakes I have made through the years in ministry is ‘doing’ ministry rather than equipping others to do ministry. I would often tell myself, “I’m the only one who can do this”, or “If I want it done right, I have to be in the middle of it.” One of the biggest traps was feeling that “This is what is … [Read more...]
I believe that scripture teaches that we should always be willing and ready to share our faith with those around us. We place such a huge emphasis on people in our churches sharing the gospel. I think this should be a part of not just our ‘church’ culture but a daily emphasis in the life of every believer. We should want to tell … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I compiled a list of 50 things you should never tell your child. Ever. But that’s only half of the story. While there are plenty of things you should not say to your child, there are also plenty of things you should tell them on a habitual basis. I’d be remiss to leave out that part of the story. Most of these are … [Read more...]
Our granddaughter, Lily, was born in January. (Can you hear me smiling?) As their church lovingly ministered to the new parents, I realized the magnitude of those small acts. Does your church need fresh ideas for a new parent ministry? Try some of these: -- Food ministry. I was blown away to learn that their church provides six meals, … [Read more...]
Why should a pastor consider using the online YouVersion LIVE event software to provide his or her sermon notes on mobile devices? After all, as the pastor you already have more on your plate than you can handle. Especially if you are like me and pastor a new or small congregation, you wear a lot of hats. Why add one more? After … [Read more...]
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