The Contribution of John Chrysostom
How much do you know about the greatest preacher of all the early church fathers? Trevin Wax expounds on why the Archbishop of Constantinople’s ministry has been more impactful to you than you may realize.
Topic: Leadership Development
How Church Planters Should Think about Theological Education
Learners make the best leaders, and this saying applies to the work of your ministry, too. Here are four reasons—plus, some helpful resources!—to help you consider the role of education as you live on mission.
3 Ways to Face Hardship on Mission
Discouragement, challenges, and trials are guaranteed realities amid our church planting journeys. Through it all, here are three ways God accomplishes His mission through us as we live on mission for Him.
How to Create Systems that Work in Your Church Plant
You probably didn’t become a planter because you love logistics… Even still, here’s how implementing these intentional systems can allow you to further the gospel more effectively.
How to Create a Culture of Evangelism in Your Church
Your role as a ministry leader is to share the gospel and guide your people to do the same. Here are four ways to cultivate a church culture where your congregation is faithfully leading others to Jesus.
6 Tips for Effective 1-on-1 Meetings
Meetings shouldn’t be your entire ministry, but they can play a huge role in what you do! Here’s some helpful advice as you make appointments with the church members you shepherd.
How to Train Your Launch Team
If you’re new to church planting, you’re likely coming onto the scene with just as many questions as you have ambition. So, here are some tips, tricks, and guidance to help you consider the best ways to lead your launch team in this new season.
4 Things to Look for in Your Next Ministry Partner
You can’t pursue the work of a fruitful, healthy ministry on your own… but you can make a wise, informed decision about who will walk alongside you as you lead. So, here are some tips for picking your ministry partner well.
5 Characteristics of a Good Children’s Ministry Director
Your congregation and its families play an essential role in the life of your church. As a result, the man or woman who equips them in the ways of the Lord is crucial. So, here are 5 things to look for as you determine the next leader of your children’s ministry.
4 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for the Fall
All year long we wait for the summertime season. Yet even here in this highly-anticipated time of year, our ministries still continue. So, here are 4 ways to use this season well, all to the glory of God and the good of your congregation.
The Preacher as Theologian
You cannot claim to be “just a preacher, not a theologian.” Here’s how your work as a preacher impacts your congregation’s understanding of God and why you must lean into it.
5 Steps for a Successful Succession
How do you leave your role well as a church planter? Here are five steps to implement in a healthy succession plan as you consider how God may lead you into new kingdom efforts for His glory.
The Ever-Learning Preacher
We’re never truly done with our pursuit of knowledge. Here’s why we’re called to continue reflecting on God’s Word as we keep engaging the world around us.
Lead by Example: Committing to Sharing the Gospel
Your church’s culture of evangelism begins with you as the leader. Here are the five phases of evangelism to help you navigate this personal call within your life—for the benefit of you and your church.
5 Ways for Pastors to Practice Self-Care
Self-care isn’t contrary to biblical Christian living. Here are a few ways you can view caring for yourself as a means of worshipping God.
5 Ways to Set Goals by Faith
As we continue on our journey as church planters, we venture into new seasons and opportunities for growth. But how can we know what’s next? Here are five ways to rely on God as you move confidently into the future.
3 Reasons Every Planter Needs a Network
Church planting is difficult work; you can’t accomplish the work of God’s kingdom alone. Here are three ways that joining a church-planting network will change the trajectory of your missional calling forever.
3 Ways to Equip the Next Generation
“Your generation doesn’t have it as bad as our generation” is a stale approach to bringing up tomorrow’s leaders. Here are three ways you can lead the next generation today.
Four Reasons You Should Start a Residency
Starting a residency will transform your ministry and your church. Here are four reasons to have an intentional plan for turning members into missional leaders.
FAQ: How to Start a Residency
What is a residency? A residency is a plan for turning members into missional leaders. Pastors…
How to Change Culture Through Preaching
Your church has a culture, and that culture will play a huge role in its effectiveness toward making an impact for the kingdom of God. But if the culture isn’t missional, how do you change it?
Choosing Leaders: Who to Entrust and Who to Avoid
Every church planter must learn who to entrust with leadership and who to avoid. Here are eight traits of people to trust and seven of those to avoid.
Resources for Residencies
As you look to resource your residency, three key components ought to be included to produce health.
Bold Approaches to Funding Residencies
When it comes to funding residencies, we have everything we need within arm’s reach to do everything God has asked of us.
Ways to Find Great Residents
What are the two best things any pastor could do to find great residents?
How to Build a Residency
You can build a lasting residency program that you deeply believe in by working through a process that helps you define three things: your terms, your why and your content.
Talking Internship with Mark Dever
Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., is well known for its effective intern program. Our Clint Clifton sat down with Mark Dever, the church’s senior pastor, to discuss the nuts and bolts of the program.
10 Signs a Church Leader Will Multiply
Most pastors who successfully lead their churches to multiply likely will share these 10 characteristics.
5 Lessons from ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’
Five crucial takeaways pastors and church leaders should glean from the podcast, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”
How Far Do We Go with Vulnerability?
That pastors ask regularly for prayer in the church should be a non-negotiable. But how transparent should we be with others about our own situations and struggles with sins?
How to Be Present in an Absent World
You’re a church planter, frantically trying to get your church started. You’re doing it in a…
11 New Year’s Resolutions for Church Planting Families
Are you approaching this new year with optimism, cynicism or a little of both? It can…
3 Dangers of Indecisiveness
Leaders make decisions; good leaders make them in time. If you are going to lead well, you must couple your desire to be faithful with a willingness to decide.
Your Church is Going to Die
People rarely consider how churches begin and almost never consider how they end. Churches, just like people, have lifecycles. They are born and they die. Where is your church in its lifecycle?
Confronting 5 Traits of Dysfunctional Teams
How do I avoid my team becoming dysfunctional? If it is dysfunctional, what do I do?
The Distinctions of Networked, Family, and Multisite Churches
Drew Hyun explains the differences between a networked church, a family of churches, and a multisite church in terms of structure.
3 Questions Pastors Must Ask
Having been around a lot of pastors at our various confabs across the world, I’ve noticed something unhealthy.
How 1 Hour of Equipping Can Give You Weeks of Easy Leadership Development
Devote an hour this week to equipping your potential leaders in their next step.
Three Differences Between a Campus Pastor and an Associate Pastor
Sam Yoon shares three things that make being the #1 guy different from being the #2 guy.
5 Things Leaders Need to Give Up
Leadership is about motivating and encouraging and organizing your team to reach new goals.
The Three Things Every Campus Pastor Needs to Do
To be effective in ministry, you need to do these three things well.
God Will Allow More Than You Can Bear: Dispelling the Myth
God has not promised that trials will not overwhelm us. The opposite appears to be true in Scripture.
4 Ways to Find Launch Members
To plant a church you need a solid launch team. Get the best practices from Daniel Im on growing your launch team.
3 Ways Tesla Affects Your Church Metrics
What do you think would happen if you reimagined your church’s dashboard?
6 Mistakes I Made as a Church Planter
Mark Dance shares the mistakes he made as a church planter to equip you not to repeat them.
The Pressure of the Pastorate
Shawn Lovejoy speaks to the difficulties of pastoring and the need for relationships.
The Sin and Dangers of Criticism
Ask yourself these probing questions if you struggle with a critical spirit.
5 Tips for Dealing with Stress in Ministry
Dustin Neeley shares five helpful tips when dealing with stress in ministry.
Discipleship From a Systems Perspective
Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im talk about discipleship from a systems perspective based on Daniel’s new book, No Silver Bullets.
My Top 5 Church Planting Lessons
Shawn Lovejoy shares helpful and encouraging advice about leading in ministry.
Campus Pastor Skill #1: How to Close a Service
As a regular and ongoing rhythm, the campus pastor needs to close out the service.
Being The Wife Of A Husband In Ministry
The wife of a ministry husband will often find herself navigating a complex set of relationships as they seek to serve in Gospel work together.
Trend #2 for the Future of Church Planting: Bivocational Ministry
Instead of looking down on pastors for being bivocational, we should lift them up as our heroes.
How to Build Your Campus Launch Template
One of the biggest benefits to being multisite is that you can begin to build systems that allow you to launch new churches.
