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Interim pastors serve a unique role . A church calls an interim pastor for a fixed period of time to deal with a defined set or problems....

A previous post asserts that extraordinary hospitality for church visitors isn’t hard. Eliminate the things church visitors dislike, set...

Church visitors are probably more important to the Lord than they are to the church they visit! The fact that they willingly endure the...

Making guests comfortable – even when they are few and far between! – is a “mission critical” task for churches in transition. In fact,...

Ed and Mike are typical church visitors. One afternoon they were crunching through the forest leaves, headed for their favorite deer...

Lainey is two years old. Well, a few days shy but regardless of what the calendar says, our granddaughter’s in the “terrible twos.”...

Multiple issues challenge churches, marriage, and interpersonal relationships that experience conflict.  Two are nearly always a part of...

Only once has a physician said to me, “This is going to hurt.” The anesthesiologist prepping me for eye surgery then produced a long,...

What would it be worth if you could pinpoint which pastor candidate will succeed in leading that stagnant church through turnaround?...

Turnaround church leadership casts gloomy pessimism over many a pundit’s outlook. Some focus, needlessly, on the risks , the grim...

It was far beyond his abilities. It was the toughest church he would ever serve. Note: This is an excerpt from our upcoming book about...

How do Turnaround Pastors lead God’s people in post-Christian America? As the headlong slide toward the abyss accelerates, many will look...

“Nature or Nurture?” “Are leaders born or made?” The question popped up on my radar screen, again, while writing a review of Re:Vision:...

Turnaround pastors can learn a lot about leadership from a guy who designs gadgets for a living. Seriously. The designer’s relentless...

Does your pastor receive the honor and respect he deserves? Most don’t. Do you know how to honor and respect your pastor? Or could you...

I’ve noticed that there are some myths about pastors floating about in the evangelical pond these days. Have you noticed them, or is it...

How does a pastor know if he’s lost his bearings or if he’s off to a slow start on the day? Is that sense of being overwhelmed with the...

One of the most important people in the Christian believer’s spiritual journey is the pastor. Pastors play a significant role in helping...

Would you intercede with the Lord on behalf of ISIS if your pastor asked you to? How would your congregation react if you told them to...

The caller was worried. The congregational vote on whether to call the preferred candidate as their next pastor was only a few days away,...