Rebuilding Trust After a Painful Pastoral Departure
Rebuilding Trust After a Painful Pastoral Departure A painful pastoral departure leaves a congregation wounded and skeptical. Here is how […]
Church Leadership
Church leadership. Articles and resources for pastors and lay leaders on leading small and rural churches effectively.
The Shared Staff Model: How Two Small Churches Can Afford One Great Ministry Leader
The Shared Staff Model How two small churches can afford one great ministry leader, and how to structure the arrangement
What to Pay Your Part-Time Youth Director: A Compensation Guide for Small Churches
What to Pay Your Part-Time Youth Director A practical compensation guide for small churches. How to set fair pay, realistic
How to Write a Church Job Description That Attracts the Right Bi-Vocational Candidate
How to Write a Church Job Description That Attracts the Right Bi-Vocational Candidate Most church job descriptions are written for
The Long-Tenured Pastor’s Guide to Succession: How to Hand Off Well
The Long-Tenured Pastor’s Guide to Succession A pastor who has served a congregation for 10, 15, or 20 years has
What Happens When You’ve Been at the Same Church Too Long
What Happens When You’ve Been at the Same Church Too Long Long pastoral tenure is generally a good thing. But
Bi-Vocational by Choice: Why More Pastors Are Staying in the Marketplace on Purpose
Bi-Vocational by Choice Nearly half of evangelical pastors now work bi-vocationally. A growing number are not doing it because they
How a Church Heals After a Pastor’s Moral Failure
How a Church Heals After a Pastor’s Moral Failure When a pastor’s moral failure becomes public, the congregation is left
The Rural Pastor’s Survival Guide: Year One
The first year in a rural church is unlike anything seminary prepared you for. Here is what you actually need to know before you arrive, and what to do when you get there.
How to Do Ministry When Your Town Is Dying
The town is losing people. The school is closing. The businesses are gone. The church is still there. Here is how to do ministry faithfully when everything around you is declining.