You’re Not Good Enough for Our Church
Yesterday, I was driving by a nearby church, and noticed their big LED sign out front: "SINNERS WELCOME!!!" My first reaction was, "Hey, that's great... Read More...
Stop Using Christian Jargon
Every line of work has its share of jargon words. If you're in the military, you talk about prepping the A SPEC to get ready for the A&DCP in the ... Read More...
Pastoral Promotion: How Climbing Up Will Take You Down
For most people in this world's workforce, moving up and moving on is the big dream. The next promotion. The big break. The upward advancement. The ma... Read More...
10 Ways to Get Motivated for Ministry
Ministry can feel like a major bummer sometimes. You're unloved, unappreciated, and underpaid. It's easy to lose motivation and go into a pastoral tai... Read More...
Having Meaningful Services: Five Tips for Finding Meaning
You can read about five million books on ministry, preaching, technique, exposition, worship, music, church grounds, church marketing—whatever. Those ... Read More...
8 Ways You Might Be Wasting Church Money
As a whole, our culture is pretty good at wasting money. We as consumers waste a ton of it, and, sadly, the church hasn't escaped this unpleasant budg... Read More...
Ten Things the Pastor Should Do on Monday
For pastors, Monday is typically considered a bad day. Even though the average non-pastor has a rough time waking up from the weekend and facing the g... Read More...
The Really Bad Pastor
Have you ever experienced a church where the pastor is a bully? He's like the overgrown kid at the playground, shoving around smaller kids. He's the p... Read More...
Top Five Reasons Someone Might Leave Your Church
People leave churches, and they give all kinds of reasons for it. They will say stuff like "I'm not being fed." or "We're trying to help another minis... Read More...