All leaders are in debt to authors whose books provide practical ministry help.  Here are three authors whom I can’t begin to repay. 1.        Larry Richards, Creative Bible Teaching.  (Revised, Updated version with Gary Bredfeldt, 1998) As a Christian educator,...

These questions percolated within me when I decided to resign a full-time associate staff position: ·         Who should be the first to know that I’m resigning? An associate should inform the senior pastor or immediate supervisor before spreading the word among...

“Feuding Cripples Church” That headline was plastered on page 1 of the city newspaper.  By a 17-6 margin, the deacons and trustees had voted the pastor out.  But the pastor refused to budge.  The board changed the locks to keep the pastor out.  The pastor countered...

Do the positive effects of a leader’s transparency outweigh the disadvantages? A transparent leader isn’t pretentious.  With discretion, he shares personal stories from his spiritual pilgrimage, and how the truths he’s teaching affect him.  In the company of...

  Scene 1 He boldly claims that the viewer will receive a transfer of wealth from the world to their bank accounts. Debts will dissolve, they’ll get their dream house or a new car—and healing from debilitating disease to boot. If only… If only they’ll call and...

Incredulous. That describes my reaction when I heard the renowned TV preacher say it. He isn’t among the materialistic media personalities who propagate a prosperity gospel in order to line their own pockets.  His sermons accentuate sin, the cross, and a need for...