I want to pull back the veil and share scripture on leadership that should make leaders nervous. Are you ready for this?
Envy: The Sneakiest Sin of Them All
It’s funny that the Old Testament’s references to envy focus on God’s people looking outward to the world (“sinners”). They were not to envy wrongdoers. The New Testament’s references, by contrast, are directed inwardly, warning believers against envying each other. For those of us who know the inner workings of church life, we fully understand…
10 Ways to Know You’re Becoming More Christlike
The marks on the back door tell of the growth of the children over the years. The clothing in back of the closet the kids can no longer wear speak of the growth of your young’uns. The escalating cost of schoolbooks as the kids move into high school and then into college bear eloquent testimony…
Is There a Best Time of Year to Launch a Church Plant?
Anyone who has lived through the emotional rollercoaster of church planting knows that timing can feel like everything. The calendar looms large. Seasons come with their own momentum, challenges, routines, and anxieties. So leaders often ask whether there is a single best time of year to launch a church plant. The short answer is that…
10 Warning Signs of Pastoral Laziness and How to Break the Cycle
My friend and mentor Dr. James Richardson used to tell of a neighboring pastor who constantly griped about how busy he was. “That was the laziest preacher on the planet,” said James. In reflecting on over sixty years of service in the Kingdom, I suspect that what sometimes comes across as pastoral laziness is more…
10 Marks of Self-Control Every Believer Needs Today
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city” (Proverbs 16:32). And on the other hand, “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls” (Proverbs 25:28). Christian self-control is a mighty good thing…
