Off the Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders

Ask the right questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Six criteria for new ideas that cross your ministry desk.

One answer to our question about how small churches are perceived.

John Koessler's take on pastoring smaller congregations.

Five leadership lessons from the last five years.

How will your ministry respond to an increasingly diverse church?

It’s important to know where your vision comes from.

Why young people are tired of personality-driven churches

A lesson from Robert E. Lee

Every church can do more to encourage unity across ethnic and economic barriers.

How do you identify the voice of God in your life?

Many of us say we value it. But do we really?

Should churches set themselves in contrast to other congregations?

Church leaders who focus first on building a healthy church stand a better chance of weathering warranted--and unwarranted--battles.

(and why it makes me sick).

An open letter to an increasingly marginalized—and marginalizing—church

Then listen to those around you—and to God himself

Websites “speak” beyond the words they use

It's our differences that make our churches useful in the Kingdom.

Church leaders can’t afford not to ask for directions.

Accept the way God designed us as leaders, even when those styles don’t get much attention.