character

You’ll face many ups and downs in ministry. Just like the earth experiences spring, summer, fall, and winter, we experience …

Starting around Thanksgiving and through Christmas morning, we talk a lot about gifts this time of year. Many people think …

Leadership is influence. The quickest way to see if you’re a leader is to look over your shoulder. If no …

God’s goal for our lives isn’t for us to be happy. It’s for us to grow in spiritual maturity.  Happiness …

Most of the people in our congregations are stepping into 2022 hoping it will be better than 2021. Many have …

Pastor, your work matters. God is using you to help people find him. He’s using you to meet the physical, …

In the coming months and years, the world will be in rebuilding mode. We’ll be rebuilding churches, communities, and economies. …

Did you know that God uses a very predictable process to build your character? I call it the Six Phases …

You’ll never have to earn God’s favor. God loves you and is pleased with you completely because of grace and …

All leadership is built on two things—character and competence. Those are the twin values of leadership. Charisma is optional. Some …

In my previous Ministry Toolbox, I wrote about the three greatest temptations of leadership. Now I want to talk about …

The kind of preaching that changes lives is from the heart to the heart, not from the head to the …