Pastors / Leadership

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  The Top 7 Most Dangerous Church Cultures Every church has its own culture.I’ve seen lots of different cultures while consulting and working with churches for over a decade.Regardless of what some believe—there are some healthy churches.And there... Ron Edmondson May 30, 2024
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  8 Ways Bartimaeus' Story Reveals Our Own Spiritual Blindness As I age, there are all sorts of things I’m noticing that never really stood out to me before.  My eyesight, for example.  For most of my life, my sight was fine.  I didn’t have any difficulty... John Stange May 29, 2024
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  How to Decide Where to Serve in Your Church There are always needs within a church, and all good needs, too. The opportunities are innumerable and can be overwhelming. Where does one start? Denise Kohlmeyer May 28, 2024
• My 7 Worst Mistakes as a Pastor There is a huge reason for not dwelling on our failures and mistakes: God works even in our mistakes and can make good emerge from them. On to my list of worst mistakes as a pastor. Joe McKeever May 28, 2024
• 10 Great Ways to Show Support for Military Families If you live in a community with active duty military families but have never been a part of the military yourself it can be difficult to know how to support them. You may want to meet their unique needs but... Jeremy Stalnecker May 27, 2024
• 10 Lessons on Church Leadership, Learned the Hard Way This is not the final list. I’m still (and always will be) learning.Most of what follows about leading God’s church is counterintuitive. Or, maybe better said: not what you might be expecting. But these 10... Joe McKeever May 27, 2024
• 5 Steps to Avoid Weaponizing Scripture Against Others Being on the receiving end of that misused Scripture has taught me the following things regarding how I’d like to approach my own use of Scripture in the future. Melissa Richeson May 24, 2024
• 5 Mental Health Misconceptions in the Church When I hear about misconceptions within the church regarding mental health issues, I can’t help but think there’s some misunderstanding, miscommunication, and misapplication of Scripture. I also can’t help... Beth Ann Baus May 24, 2024
• 7 Things We Regularly Get Wrong about Worship Worship is not about you and me. Not about "getting our needs met." Not about a performance from the pastor and singer and choir and musicians. Not in the least. Joe McKeever May 23, 2024
• 5 Paths to Recovery from Church Harm Betrayal, distrust, and leadership issues plague every church. Although no church is perfect, these issues, along with unrepentant sins, gossip, and slander can contribute to church harm that can affect many... Michelle S. Lazurek May 23, 2024
• 6 Fun Ways to Get Youth Actively Involved in the Church Body The decline of church attendance today happens, in part, because we have chosen to believe the myth that the youth are our future. They are not. They are our present and as the church we have a... Ashley Hooker May 22, 2024
• How Should I Respond to a Transgender Person? I have met several individuals who identify as “transgender.” I am appalled at the thought that someone would be that confused about their gender. What does the Bible teach on the subject, and how do I... Brie Barrier Wetherbee and Tom Terry May 22, 2024