There is so much stress in hiring the right person for a team. Who joins our team is vital to our culture. I’ve learned there is one simple solution that can lower the stress of hiring. Over the years, I’ve made plenty of mistakes, but I’ve also managed – in the business world and the ..read more

Working in ministry is all about caring for people around us. We tend to treat this as a mind-reading game; we see what happened last week at youth group and adjust from there. We assume that whatever we are planning … The post The Importance of Student Feedback appeared first on Blog | Download Youth ..read more

When we owned a small manufacturing company I had to learn the language of the field. I obviously had heard the term bottleneck, but I never really understood how damaging it can be. That is until a bottleneck began to destroy our profit as a company. A bottleneck can put you out of business. I have ..read more

Do I believe the best in others? This is a question that I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. Because believing the best in others is not something to be assumed; you must be intentional in checking the lens you’re looking through when viewing others. John Maxwell teaches a simple exercise to help cultivate the ..read more

Philip Yancey grew up in a church culture he describes as white, racist, paranoid fundamentalism. After deconstructing his faith in his late teens, Philip describes how he came back to faith, or found authentic Christianity, and why he loves talking to evangelicalism. He also talks about how writing has changed, and how to write about ..read more

God never intended his children to walk through life alone. He has called each of us to walk alongside other believers and to encourage each other in the joys, trials and demands of the Christian life and ministry. That is the reason the ministry of Timothy+Barnabas exists. Hosted by Dr. Johnny Hunt, this conference’s guest ..read more

When the leader doesn’t communicate it creates havoc on the team. I remember talking with a staff member of a large church. She consistently feared the stability of her job. The reality is she never knew what the senior pastor was thinking. She was considering looking for a new position, not because she didn’t like […] The post What Happens When the Leader Doesn’t Communicate appeared first on Church Leadership Blogs | Blogs for Pastors ..read more

When the leader doesn’t communicate it creates havoc on the team. I remember talking with a staff member of a large church. She consistently feared the stability of her job. The reality is she never knew what the senior pastor was thinking. She was considering looking for a new position, not because she didn’t like […] The post What Happens When the Leader Doesn’t Communicate appeared first on Church Leadership Blogs | Blogs for Pastors ..read more

One of the most remarkable stories of Christmas comes from one of the darkest moments of modern history. World War I ravaged a continent, leaving destruction and debris in its wake. The human cost, well in the millions, staggers us. But from the midst of this dark conflict comes the story of the Christmas Truce […] The post The Real Meaning of Christmas appeared first on Church Leadership Blogs | Blogs for Pastors ..read more

The teaching of Jesus and the pattern of the New Testament church plainly demonstrate that one day in seven is to be set apart for the worship of God. From one of our Ask Ligonier events, Derek Thomas expresses the importance of the Lord’s Day. Do you have another biblical or theological question? Ask Ligonier […] The post Was the Lord’s Day Sabbath Revoked by Jesus? appeared first on Church Leadership Blogs | Blogs for Pastors ..read more