I’ve served on church staff or in some ministry role since 1989. In the beginning, it was internships and part-time positions. Over the last decade, it has been a combination of full-time, bivocational, publishing, and network agency ministry. It’s been hard and good and tough and beautiful. It’s also been lonely. Often, it’s been painfully […]
For Christians worldwide, Easter Sunday was about the hope brought through the resurrection of Jesus. For church leaders, I hope it was the same. Leading the congregation on any Sunday is a huge responsibility. The
My friend Shawn Lovejoy has a new book out … Measuring Success: Your Path to Significance, Satisfaction, & Leading Yourself to the Next Level. Shawn is a proven leader and has committed his life to
As leaders, we are in the business of raising new leaders and even replacing ourselves. It would be easy to make the case that if you are not preparing someone else to take your place
The church consists of people from the various generations that make up our current culture. I joked on Twitter that my generation is remaining quietly in the background… at least, for the moment. My generation
Somewhere along the way, someone designated the second Sunday of October as “Clergy Appreciation Day.” Eventually, it became known as “Pastor Appreciation Day.” Now, in some places you’ll read about all of October being observed
