Author: Administrador

Climbing Gear Geek photo By Daniel Darling Leadership, in any capacity, is an honor. When you’re entrusted to manage people who are paid to work for you, or even volunteers under your leadership, you’re doing more than simply trying to get work done. You’re an important part, for better or for worse, of a key … Continue reading “6 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Team”

By Ryan Rice Several years ago, I took my family on a trip to Disney World. One of the only reasons I’d move to Florida would be able to go to Disney more often. It is, as they say, a “magical place.” Young or old, everyone seems to love Disney parks. Some of the most … Continue reading “3 Things Church Planters and Pastors Must Remember”

Yaoqi LAI photo – Unsplash By Joe McKeever Leading God’s people is the greatest work in the world. We’re doing things that make an eternal difference. But it can also be high-risk—dangerous, even—when God’s chosen leaders take shortcuts and step over the line of what is right, wise, or acceptable. I’m remembering a friend who belonged to the … Continue reading “10 Dangerous Habits of Church Leaders”

Pixabay photo – Pexels By Lynn H. Pryor Editor’s note: What does a mature disciple of Christ look like? Over the past decade Lifeway Research has delved into this with thousands of pastors and church leaders. Culling through the data, we discovered that strong discipleship ministries and practices could be put in eight categories. We call these eight categories … Continue reading “3 Ways to Cultivate a Congregation That Exercises Faith”

By Juan Sanchez Many people come to their pastor asking for help finding “God’s will.” Some ask out of a genuine desire to please God, while others ask out of fear of missing out. The problem with talking about “finding” God’s will is that it assumes God is hiding it and that it’s up to … Continue reading “5 Questions to Discern God’s Will”

Sasha Freemind photo – Unsplash By Aaron Wilson I’m a committed church member who is present at every Sunday gathering, loves Jesus and His bride, and is passionate about ministry. Most days, however, I don’t look forward to going to church. While this disconnect may sound strange on the surface, the rationale behind it is … Continue reading “Loving the Church But Dreading Sunday Morning”

Alexis Brown photo – Unsplash By Ken Braddy “What do you want to eat for dinner?” It’s a question that strikes fear and dread into my heart. My wife and I usually go back and forth with questions like, “Oh, I don’t know. What do you want for dinner?” We do this a few times, … Continue reading “3 Common Mistakes in Choosing a Fall Bible Study”

By Dan Hyun As an advocate for justice, I acknowledge some of the concerns related to short-term missions. I have myself raised questions such as the improper use of resources and threats of perceived colonialism attached to some expressions of mission trips. However, I’ve also seen and experienced how God uses short-term missions efforts in … Continue reading “3 Principles to Remember in Short-Term Missions”

By Diana Chandler Christians and Muslims are persecuted in more countries than any other religious group, Pew Research Center said in a decade-long study showing high levels of persecution in 42% of countries studied. Christians and Muslims, the largest and most widespread globally of any group, experienced government and/or social religious persecution in 143 and … Continue reading “Christian and Muslim Persecution Most Widespread Globally”

Jehyun Sung photo – Unsplash By Chris James As Christians, we know that we’re told to make disciples. Oftentimes, though, we don’t know exactly what that looks like. We call a lot of things disciple-making that aren’t really disciple-making at all. At its simplest, disciple-making is one Christian helping another Christian to know and follow … Continue reading “5 People Who Might Hijack Your Discipleship Ministry”