What Do People (like You) REALLY Need?
Rest, discipleship, and integrity lay at the heart of healthy, growing churches. Pastors and church leaders can enhance their effectiveness by paying attention to changing needs.
6 Steps to Getting Your Number One Need
How to Acquire Your Best Answer for 2023: Perseverance
4 Strategies for Combating Decision Fatigue
One of the top qualities of a leader is the ability to make solid decisions. A few practical tips can help you with growing a church.
The Church in North America is Changing. Are You Ready?
Growing churches in a changing culture means that pastors must make a plan, pivoting to meet the needs with biblical vision and passion.
How to Sabbath as a Pastor
Practicing Sabbath rest renews and refocuses pastors, especially those who are tired of life and ministry. By embracing biblical rhythms of work and rest, pastors can minister from a place of peace as they grow churches.
Build a Healthy Church That Will Naturally Grow
World-weary people need churches that focus on spiritual maturity. Pastors can grow churches through Christian evangelism, discipleship ministry, and outreach to the community.
7 Steps to Work Productively (and Avoid Burnout!)
Building a church requires extraordinary vision and discipline. Pastors can take charge of their busy lives by taking charge of their schedules.
Prioritizing Relationships
Pastors and church leaders are incredibly busy, but by prioritizing relationships, they can lead their people in peace, health, and grace.
3 Ways Shepherds Can Persevere
Christian leadership is challenging, especially in a chaotic culture. Pastors can grow churches that thrive by remembering who they are — and who they aren’t. The key is faithfulness.
Why Every Young Pastor Needs an Older Mentor
Young pastors can discover life-changing treasures by building relationships with seasoned individuals in their congregation. Mentorship is a key to spiritual maturity.
9 Signs You’re Suffering from Toxic Productivity
Christian leadership should be life-giving, not suck the life out of us! By recognizing the warning signs, pastors and church leaders can avoid burnout while growing a church.
How to be Resilient
Growing a church is stressful, but it doesn’t have to be debilitating. By remembering who they are and their unique call, pastors can develop resilience while working in ministry.
9 Ridiculously Practical Ways to Empower Female Leaders
Christian leadership includes women, and growing churches make a plan for ongoing, effective leadership training.
What Makes a Church Toxic?
Going to church need not be a disheartening experience! By confronting fear, exclusivity, and rigidity, pastors can grow churches that honor God and bless others.
How Preaching Shapes the Church
The key to healthy church growth is consistent, Bible-based preaching. Charles Spurgeon knew that preaching was foundational to church relevance, shaping discipleship ministry and outreach to the community.
3 Secrets to Leading Yourself
Why Focusing on “Inputs” is Better than Focusing on “Outcomes”
The 5 Temptations of a Struggling Leader
Effective Christian leadership flows from a healthy (and regular) assessment of one’s strengths and weaknesses.
5 Key Principles Every Leader Should Master
When church leaders learn to care for their soul and engage people from a heart of wisdom and grace, they begin to see real church growth as people flourish.
4 Layers of Acceptance Can Lead to Better Preaching
Real church growth begins as leaders learn to accept themselves, their calling, their assignment, and their congregation.
7 Pivots Necessary for Church Revitalization
Pastors must make a plan to make pivots in their leadership development if they want to grow churches and advance the Kingdom of God.
How to Thrive During a Pastoral Transition
A Seamless Pastoral Transition is the best way for a new pastor to learn how to become a pastor, and the best way for all church pastors and church leadership to make a plan for transition. By doing so, people unite behind the new leader, and congregations enter a new era with confidence.
The Steps to Assess Risk
Pastors can lead with confidence by asking four key questions, then taking the appropriate action steps. The result is sustained (and healthier) church growth.
