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Quick question! When is Pentecost Sunday this year? Sunday, May 20.  Did you know?  Maybe not. Why? Because there is no “Pentecost...

Was Sisyphus the first pastor to attempt church revitalization? The Greek gods punished Sisyphus, king of Corinth, for his arrogant,...

Sam Darnold, QB of USC is being projected as the first pick in this year’s NFL Draft.  Why? “ After his pro day performance in the rain,...

I started Bible college plagued with feelings of failure. For several years I had been ministering and witnessing to American citizens...

Your church doesn’t have to be a grim statistic. There is nothing – absolutely nothing – other than steadfast refusal to rejoin Jesus’s...

The Birkman Method™ takes the guesswork out of building a great church staff! The light snapped on when he realized that “grabbing the...

I have observed over the years two essential needs for church revitalization: a capable pastor and a willing congregation. Below you will...

Pastor Fred (not his real name) was excited, energized, and confident after attending a Turnaround Pastors Boot Camp . He learned what to...

This guest post by Dr. Kelton Hinton, Associational Missionary of the Johnston Baptist Association of North Carolina, is a review of a...

THIS is the most important leaders trying to lead church revitalization can say: “This is what needs to be done. It is your job to do...

I was shocked – shocked I tell you! – to learn I was a “Protestant.” But that’s what my mother told the intake nurse we were. This...

A personal story – one that has the happy fortune of also being true! – illuminates why pastors and churches find it hard to answer this...

On November 12, 2013 a small painting, roughly 30″ by 22″, sold for $32,645,000.00. With a surface area of 684.1875 square inches, that...

Pastor, are you still trying to make sense of what God’s doing in your church? Do you know how your life and your work dovetails with...

Relentless focus on the mission. Uncompromising devotion to the vision. Insistence on “no more business as usual.” These hallmark...

Back in olden days, between the end of WWII and the end of the War in Vietnam, pastors had a simple goal for themselves and their...

“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” 1 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s pungent observation of the rich can be...

Turnaround pastors face a grim reality. When they introduce change that will eventually produce life and growth in the church, people...

I’m going to jump in the deep water here. I’m going to swim against the riptide. Why am I dumb enough to jump into deep water and swim...

There are two surprising values held by pastors who preside over church decline. Two of the most cherished evangelical values have ...