3 Kinds of Calling
If you’re a Christian leader, you’ve probably found one of the most common questions people come to you with—especially younger people—is that of calling. What is my calling? What is God’s will for my life? How can I tell what God wants me specifically to do? These...
Why conflict isn’t all bad
Sometimes you get tired of conflicts. People come to you with conflicts regularly, wanting you to take sides and resolve them. Sometimes they have conflicts with you. You’re tired, it hurts, people keep coming at you. Why do they never seem to be coming at you with...
5 kinds of leadership transitions
Leadership transitions can happen for a wide variety of reasons. In some cases, they are expected and a long time in coming. In other cases, they are sudden. But in all cases, transitions in leadership are difficult and need to be engaged with intentionality. Here are...
Before the Pastor Search Begins…
When churches find themselves in need of a new senior pastor the impulse is usually to hurry the search and fill the pulpit. After all, there’s a lot of work that needs doing. And the congregation is feeling unsettled and wondering aloud, “How much longer until we get...