Leadership

Article 5 Critical Mistakes for Ministers
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on December 19th, 2012
1. Doing Everything Yourself You have to learn to delegate and give up the unrealistic expectation of perfection. You will only burn yourself out and rob others of the…
Article Church for the Unaffiliated
- By James K. Wellman, Jr.
- Posted on October 17th, 2012
The American religious landscape is experiencing some fundamental changes. The recent Pew Report highlights findings that question many of the assumptions that previous religious…
Article Ministers Matter (the blog tour!)
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on October 1st, 2012
October is Clergy Appreciation Month, and Ministry Matters is kicking it off with a blog tour celebrating all the unsung heroes of ministry. We've asked some of your favorite…
Article Unity and Schism in the Early Church
- By Charles E. Gutenson
- Posted on August 1st, 2012
To what extent was the body of Christ unified during the first few centuries of its history? Sometimes, we are presented with an overly optimistic, perhaps mythical, view of the…
Article Is Your Church in Puberty?
- By Sean Drummond
- Posted on April 24th, 2012
I am sure everyone remembers what it was like to be an adolescent. I am also willing to bet that no one remembers particularly enjoying that time of their life—the physical…
Article Accruing Power
- By John Flowers and Karen Vannoy
- Posted on April 23rd, 2012
The leadership or nominating committee of any local church is a place where we pastors can do our most productive work. In a best-case scenario, committee members put their heads…