Life+Leadership

They Finished Well

They Finished Well

Reading Time: 8 minutesThree influential Christian leaders—reflecting on their lives and legacies I’m told that the ancient Olympic Games included a race in…

The Ministry of Walking Alongside Those in Need

The Ministry of Walking Alongside Those in Need

Reading Time: 4 minutesI heard my inner voice repeatedly telling me to keep it together, but his tears and quivering lower lip…

Preaching—What’s the Point?

Preaching—What’s the Point?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are an estimated 380,000 churches in the United States. In the vast majority of these churches, the pulpit…

Small-Group Based Team Ministry

How Can Pastoral Ministry Be Small-Group Based Team Ministry?

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe church has been my world. It has been my primary social circle, the highlight event…

All the King's Men

All The King’s Men

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat the Coronation of King Charles III teaches us about leadership and service. Did you watch the coronation of King…

mandatory writing class

Although We May Think a Mandatory Writing Course Is Unfair

Reading Time: 4 minutesNothing humbles a seminary student like participating in a writing lab. A personal experience with a writing lab left…

Will you be made well?

Will You Be Made Well?

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are a society in trauma, in desperate need of the healing Jesus offers. We read in John 5:6: “When…

Who Should Manage Church Administration?

Who Should Manage Church Administration?

Reading Time: 5 minutesI wish I could remember who said it or where I read that a successful pastor’s week is about…

vibrant leadership

WHAT IS VIBRANT LEADERSHIP?

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is vibrant leadership? This is the first question that comes to mind when I hear…

triple-braided cord

Mentoring: People of Value Adding Value to People

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is nothing more rewarding than investing ourselves in others. That’s what a music teacher discovered…