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March 18, 2015 1 Comment

The church had done all the hard work of building a solid foundation. They identified their mission, vision, and values and they developed both membership and leadership covenants. It looked like they were ready

March 17, 2015 6 Comments

Jesus said to "Go!" and make disciples.  But where do we go? A big issue in contemporary church is that most Christians only interact with other church people.  If you are a follower

March 10, 2015 0 Comments

Jesus sent out 70 people to prepare the way for his coming by proclaiming peace to people's households.  Those people were likely Jews who were eager to have a conversation about the possibility

March 3, 2015 17 Comments

That’s right, you read it correctly – Christ-centered pastors don’t make disciples, nor do they take care of people.   Instead, they do what Jesus did: they equip others to make disciples and to care

March 3, 2015 0 Comments

This article is a follow up to the previous article on staff management. Learning how to lead a staff is one of the most important aspects of a pastor’s life if that pastor

March 3, 2015 0 Comments

They didn't teach me management skills in seminary.  I wish they had, because as the leader of a church, I needed them badly and it's a shame I had to learn them on