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Leading a stalled church in a genuine turnaround – one that leads to conversion growth and spiritual growth – demands the pastor’s finest...

What does a discouraged pastor hang on to when he can’t pull the church out its death spiral? You’ve tried everything. Nothing’s worked....

According to the apostle Paul, the pastor’s first priority in soul care ministry is to himself. Paul’s exhortation to the Elders of the...

The wealthy pauper has abundant wealth but is impoverished in soul and spirit. What does it mean to be “rich toward God?” Jesus...

The American Church is suffering the high cost of low expectations. I’m not referring to the low expectations that consumer driven...

Preachers are never lacking in what to preach. Topical and verse-by-verse preachers share the same library of 66 books. Every page is...

What’s the Turnaround Pastor’s greatest challenge, the one that outweighs all others? Maybe you think it’s one of these: Getting the...

How would you react when the church you’re serving as an intentional interim pastor gets wrapped around the axle over a basic...

Check out my guest post “ How Does Jesus Want Us To Handle Money ?” at Ray Edwards’ website. Ray is a direct response copy writer, a man...

If you’re an intentional interim pastor you’ll eventually have to answer the question. It will come up because you – the deliberate...

You’re at your first Board meeting at a new client church. You’ve been retained as the intentional interim pastor to help them prepare...

This is part of the Synchro Blog April meme. This month we invite you to play the ‘what if’ game with us. Try to imagine that some or...

In this second of two posts reviewing “Blow Ups Or Grow Ups: Strategic Issues For Turnaround Churches” [1] In the first post I reviewed...

I was recently delighted to hear that one of the men in the church I’m currently serving is “wild about your sermons.” I felt gratified...

A reverse Transpac from Honolulu to Santa Cruz, CA on a 32′ Westsail made me a better interim pastor. I was on hiatus between churches...

Invariably seasoned and successful pastors who train for a second vocational career as an intentional interim pastor will say, “Why...

Finances have become a recurring problem that intentional interim pastors must help the congregation solve. Earlier in my interim...

Pastors who have been scarred, wounded and bruised – often the result of a forced exit – may wonder if they’ll ever again be used in the...

I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges and struggles that pastors face on a daily basis. Never before have I seen such an epidemic of...

3 Steps to Developing Leaders The questions kept nagging him. He approached the Lord often in prayer, seeking wisdom and a solution to...