Church Leaders Update Archives

Ministry scars. Everyone in the Lord’s service will bear them sooner or later.

Churches are a wonderful and life-giving place that homeschoolers can gain the extra support they need for this work. Our church family is vital in...

If Christians have confronted a leader on sinful behavior and they've been gaslighted, there are certain things they can do to protect themselves...

In my experience, a battle with doubt and deconstruction often leads to a stronger faith because you are challenged to further understand what you...

Pastors are notorious for their lone ranger approach to ministry. I call that the number one failure of 90 percent of pastors. They prefer to go it...

It is important for every church to form a diversity team. But how does the church go about this?

The good news is that the Good News hasn't changed, and our vital commission, even as older adults in the church, is still to share the gospel in...

Jesus has revealed our sins and has forgiven every one of them. How very humbling. Pray for your non-believing family and friends to see how He has...

The Lord doesn’t view us as unthinking cogs in a machine, so we all have opportunities to exercise leadership and initiative in his kingdom through...

You will be a servant. You have no choice if you are to follow Jesus.

While the songs might be beautiful in their message, music, or the God-inspired imagery they evoke — even bringing us great comfort — they lift up...

At the moment, I’m 78-and-a-half years old. These are a few lessons this life of ministry has taught me…

The following books consider different kinds of discipleship, the challenges to doing discipleship well, and how discipleship changes our lives in...

There are certain things your husband hates about church and you aren’t sure what to do about it.

When it comes to popularity, the sad truth is that, in many cases, money matters. Consider four ways to recognize and resist the rapture of riches.