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A Fool-Proof Plan for Torpedoing Your Ministry

Basic Personnel Policies and Practices for the Church

Be Careful Who You Let in Your Church!

Contented Souls: Overcoming “Greener Pastures” Syndrome

Dealing With Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in the Church

Discouragement Doesn't Have to Win

Don’t Freak Out!

Fullfill the Call

Have You Considered Your End?

How the Church Should Address Change

How to Deal with Antagonist

How to Keep a Good Pastor

How to Lead an Effective Meeting

Invest in Yourself

Jumping to Conclusions

Kingdom Builders: A Plan for Ordinary Disciples

Leadership Characteristics in Church Revitalization

Legacy Giving - An Act of Stewardship

Lessons from the Book of Job

Lessons Learned while Running

Let’s Raise the Bar on Membership

Ministering to people in crisis

Ministry Leaders and Depression

Multi-site Churches

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Command or Appeal?

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Overcoming Isolation

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Prevention

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Servanthood

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Surviving a Setback
On the Practice of Ministry Leadership:The Sting of Personal Rejection

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: The Honey Bee Principles

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: What It Isn't

On the Practice of Ministry Leadership: Working for the Redeeming God

Pastor, How Healthy are You?

Patient Leadership

Planned Giving - An Important Part of Stewardship

Popular or Prophetic

Protecting Your Emotional Health in the Ministry

Redeeming a Rejection

Reflections on Bill Hybels

Refreshing Your Call

Relationships: A Key to Pastoral Leadership

Sabbatical (Part 1)

Sabbatical (Part 2)

Sabbaticals: Part of a Church Health Plan

Self Care: A Diagnostic Checklist for Ministry Leaders

Sexuality: The Church's Moment of Testing

Signs of Church Revitalization

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Disagreeing Agreeably

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Forgiveness

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Listening

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Perserverance

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Reflection

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Rest

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Self-Acceptance

Soft Skills for Ministry Leaders: Transparency

Soul Health for Ministry Leaders

Staying Where You're Called

Stewardship that Outlast You: Legacy Giving

Surviving Private Hurts in a Public Ministry

The Changing Church: Finances and Facilities

The Changing Church: Gender and Sexual Issues

The Changing Church: It's Time to Change How We Think about Change

The Changing Church: Leadership in the Local Congregations

The Changing Church: Participation Patterns

The Changing Church: The Need for Pastors to Manage Their Weekly Schedules

The Changing Church: We are the Weird Ones Now

The Changing Church: Where do we go from here?

The Discipline of Avoiding

The Habits of Healthy Minister Leaders

The Link Between Success and Self-Worth

The Ministry Leader’s Support Network

The Opportunistic Church

The "Secret" to a Fruitful Ministry

Time To Move or Stay??

Unhurry Your Soul

What Has to Happen for Church Health to Return?