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Servant Leadership in the Church: 10 Keys

No matter how you look at it, servant leadership in the church is the perfect model for any church ministry: pastoral, outreach, even tech.

Proof of Jesus’ Resurrection: Evidence That Confirms Faith

Delve into the proof of Jesus' resurrection, as we examine historical data, archaeological findings, and theological insights that affirm this pivotal event, while addressing skeptic arguments and fortifying the foundation of Christian faith.

Christian Soccer Players: Faith on the Field

Explore the devout world of Christian soccer players as we spotlight how their faith impacts their performance on the pitch and influences their lives off it. Discover their role as influential role models and the spiritual resilience that guides them through the challenges of professional sports.

Why Liturgy Is Important for Outreach

Whether it has come from hundreds of years of tradition or it’s just from how we are feeling as we put together service elements, we all operate with a plan, and that is what a liturgy is—a plan. And here's why liturgy is important for the church's outreach.

Preparing Your Family for Church Planting

When my wife, Heather, and I felt God leading us to plant a church, questions flooded our minds. The most pressing was, “Can we do this as a family of seven?” And if so, “How do we prepare our little ones for church planting?”

The Simplest Way To Grow Your Love of the Bible

Is there some action we can take that will propel us down the road of discipline to joy when it comes to the Bible? There is, and it’s a very simple way indeed.

7 Ways to Earn and Keep Trust

Building and maintaining trust is critical to good leadership. Thankfully, there are ways to earn and keep trust as a leader.

Why Do Churches Resist Change? (And What You Can Do About It)

The bringing of order creates the organization but also  simultaneously slows the creative, leadership elements of change. This happens in every organization, but churches resist change even more, or so it seems.

Hearing God In the Dark

What if God is whispering in the dark? There’s reason to think so. In the darkness of difficulties and fear, God is speaking. Hearing God is possible, even in the dark.

5 Truths We Need for Church Revival

It's time to wake up to the need for church revival and spiritual awakening. It's time to answer the Holy Spirit's wake up call!

3 Bible Verses That Teach Us 3 Things About Grace

If you wondered about the importance of "grace" in biblical theology, it’s pretty revelatory to see the word appearing 116 times in the New Testament.

6 Steps To Help You Overcome Challenges in Your Ministry

If challenges only grow and get more complicated when we push them aside, then we need to start confronting them systematically. Here are a few steps that will help you overcome  challenges that keep creeping up in your ministry.

Working Women Are Leaving the Church – Here’s How to Win Them Back

Thousands of working women are leaving their churches because they feel their church “just doesn’t get me.” And, as working women leave their churches, they’re taking their husbands, children, desire to serve and even their pocketbooks with them.

10 Signs of a Cult Church

10 warning signs of a cult of personality at work in a church.

7 Steps To Accomplish a Turnaround

This is a critical question: When 100 things need to be done, which one comes first? After all, nothing on the turnaround list is superfluous.

The Danger of Bypassing Your Emotions

Spiritual bypassing simply means that you use spiritual concepts, platitudes, or activities to “bypass” or avoid dealing with your true feelings, especially the hard ones like anger, grief, fear, loneliness, envy, and shame. Here are the dangers.

#1 Reason Why Your Church Isn’t Getting a Bigger Social Media Response

Here’s what you need to know about posting on social media and how to get a robust social media response.

The One Sentence Pastors Hate To Hear

There is one sentence you should never say to your pastor or church staff. Even as the first few words are spoken, the listener feels his or her emotions plummeting.

Desiring God: How to Have Intimacy With God

Our experience of God’s nearness or distance is not a description of his actual proximity to us but of our experience of intimacy with him. This is as true in our relationship with God as it is in our relationships with other human beings.

5 Short-Timers Who Don’t Really Help Church Attendance

There are five types of individuals who are most likely to not stay very long. I’m afraid there is nothing in this article that will help you keep them. But perhaps, if you have advanced warning, their departure won’t hurt so much.

Michael Martin: How Church Boards Can Help Their Pastors Be Healthy

ECFA president and CEO Michael Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about his organization’s new leadership standard and how church boards can help provide pastors greater care and accountability.

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