by Dave Workman | Aug 8, 2022 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
Were You Really Called To Be These 5 Things? Okay, I’ll admit this is very opinionated. But think about it: In so many ways, a pastor has to be a generalist. I think pastors have several big jobs. Equip the saints, pass on creedal basics, lead and...
by Artie Davis | Jul 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I have been doing some form of pastoring for almost 30 years, and I have certainly been a sucky pastor on many occasions…so I hope you can learn from my failures and use them too… #1 I was a sucky pastor when I…Allowed myself to get burned out I forgot...
by Dave Workman | Sep 28, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Coaching
“No one in my master’s house is more important than I am.” ~Joseph (Genesis 39:9a CEV). It seems the fall of prominent Christian leaders has become a weekly news item. In so many words, personal integrity becomes the tagline of each story. Compared to...
by Ron Edmondson | May 6, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Over the years, I have seen signs like the one in this post and the first word that pops in my head is “Closed”. Anything which seems exclusive to the people already on the inside makes me as an outsider feel unwelcome to the church.I’m sure that’s not the intent this...
by Dave Workman | Mar 11, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
“Virtually everything our modern culture believes about the type of leadership required to transform our institutions is wrong. It is also dangerous. There is perhaps no more corrosive trend to the health of our organizations than the rise of the celebrity CEO, the...