- 1. 7 Great Things About Serving in an Established Church
- ... grow. The credibility with community leaders I found as a pastor of an established church amazed me, simply because our church had been there 100 plus years. Restoration joy. There is something special ab ...
- Created on 30 September 2019
- 2. 6 More Ways to Restore the Shallow Church to Its Fullness
- Note: This is part 2 in a two-part series. Last week, I listed the top four things the local church must do to restore its fullness. The following are the rest of the things the local church must do to ...
- Created on 07 August 2019
- 3. 4 Ways to Restore the Shallow Church to Its Fullness
- Note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. When we examine the robust church of the book of Acts and the New Testament, we see a community in its nascent form that had much more effectiveness than the ...
- Created on 31 July 2019
- 4. 5 Issues That Keep Churches From Changing
- Leading a church into revitalization is a daunting task. It takes much prayer, grace and strength. Churches that need revitalization often drift into a place of complacency. The change they need often ...
- Created on 26 July 2019
- 5. To Resolve Conflict, Start With This Painful Principle
- One of the most important life skills that you have to learn is conflict resolution. If you don't, you're going to spend a lot of your life miserable, because we're imperfect people, and we have conflict ...
- Created on 25 July 2019
- 6. This Is Why You Can't Seem to Mend Your Broken Relationship
- "[God] has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships. In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 7. 7 Ways to Know if You Need Some Time Off
- You've been pressing the pedal to the metal. You've been burning the candle at both ends. You're tired and pretty sure you need a break. Not like a half day, but a real break. What does that mean? How ...
- Created on 14 May 2019
- 8. Make Time for a Reset
- Your ministry, organization or home can benefit from a reset every so often. Mostly, it's the day-to-day, mundane operations that cause us to slip into a business-as-usual mindset. When things are running ...
- Created on 04 March 2019
- 9. Serious Errors Modern Christians Believe About Real Rest
- What is rest? Is it just a well-deserved and greatly desired nap on a Sunday afternoon? Is it that magnificent week that you spend at the beach every year? Is it the opportunity to put your feet up after ...
- Created on 18 January 2019
- 10. What Pastors Need to Know About the Sabbath
- ... eation, worship and restoration. It's His idea, and it's for your own benefit so you don't burn out. Yet in our modern society, people aren't doing that. Even on their day off, they're working. And even tho ...
- Created on 04 January 2019
- 11. This May Be the Godliest Thing to Do When You're in Way Over Your Head
- Are you in over your head today? Does your life seem to be a persistent and fast-moving merry-go-round of appointments and expectations and demands? God knew that life, at times, would be simply more than ...
- Created on 13 September 2018
- 12. What Real Rest Looks Like for a Pastor
- Resting isn't nearly as easy as it sounds. Our traditional definition of rest is simple enough: Do less. A more fleshed-out, biblical understanding of rest, however, is a bit deeper than merely doing less. ...
- Created on 23 August 2018
- 13. Greg Laurie: Receive the Incredible Joy of a Fresh Start Today
- For me it's always a great thing to start something fresh. I love it when Daylight Saving Time begins and we spring forward an hour. It's like getting a whole new part of the day. I also love the first ...
- Created on 14 March 2018
- 14. 7 Commitments of Renewal Every Church Leader Should Make for a New Year
- Bah. Humbug. I admit it. I used to hate New Year's resolutions. They seemed so contrived and short-term. I've probably had resolutions to lose over 2,000 pounds over the course of my life. Obviously, my ...
- Created on 26 December 2016
- 15. When a Pastor Falls, Is Restoration Possible? ...
- ... ng sides. Typically, there is a group that forms to force the pastor to resign and leave, and another group that champions forgiveness and restoration. What should the church do? Should the pastor be restored? Can ...
- Created on 31 March 2016
