Practical wisdom for pastors and church leaders – lessons lessons learned through decades of leading, failing, changing, and trying again.
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When a leader fails; judgement, grace and restoration
The first elders meeting after the pastor was caught was tense. Some of the elders didn’t see why this was such a big deal, others…
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Immoral Pastors and Path to Destruction
Over the past few weeks several high profile Christian leaders have been forced to step down because of sins they committed with or against others.…
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Change? Are you kidding me?
It was time for a change, it was time to move the 4:00 pm Saturday service to 5:00 pm. We spent months researching optimum service…
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Leading Through Pain
By Sherry Surratt At 5:30 A.M. I stumbled to the bathroom, jamming my pinky toe on the corner of the cabinet. The pain shot up…
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FIVE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR SMALL GROUP LEADERS FROM BURNING OUT
By Chris Surratt I had the opportunity a few years ago to hear Mark Miller from Chick-fil-A speak at a leadership event in Dallas, Texas.…
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Egalitarian, Complementarian, or Garden Variety Chauvinist?
I grew up in a staunchly egalitarian tradition, a term I never heard until my early 30s because the role of women in the church…
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Whine or Adapt?
As I write, my beloved Denver Nuggets are being manhandled by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs. They are down 2-0 in the series,…
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How is your leadership foundation?
Lately I’m always the oldest guy in the room when I am meeting with leaders. I’m the one who has two pairs of reading glasses…
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The Lazy Person’s Guide to Leadership
Leadership is exhausting. On top of all the stuff you have to get done there’s all the stuff the people you’re leading have to get…