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August 26, 2017 3 Comments

Church members don't generally want to have their church compared to a business, but sometimes they just can't help themselves and they fall into the metaphor themselves. The board meeting had a motion

August 14, 2017 0 Comments

[su_quote cite="2 Thessalonians 3:6, 15"]In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live

August 10, 2017 0 Comments

1 Thessalonians 1:6–8 You became imitators of us and of the Lord ... And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord's message rang out from

July 29, 2017 1 Comment

[su_quote cite="Acts 26:29"]Paul replied, "Short time or long, I pray to God that not only you, but all listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains."[/su_quote] Evangelistic fervor

July 27, 2017 0 Comments

Recently, I wrote a post about starting a turnaround effort in a small church that's been in decline for years (Ten Things to Do to Lead a Turnaround). I immediately got requests from

July 25, 2017 2 Comments

I teach the Pastoral Leadership Course at the Center for Ministry Training Program at Phillips Seminary. It's an eight-week online intensive on what it takes to be an effective leader in the church