Leadership Development

Is It Time for a Rest? Four Experts Weigh in on Chief Questions about Your Sabbatical

We interviewed four experts about how to plan for a sabbatical—from how to have those early conversations with your church leaders to exactly what you ought to do…

Can You Communicate Your Vision?

When a vision is communicated effectively, people are drawn to the vision and not just the leader. In the long term, this gets far more traction for the…

Are You Passionate About Your Vision?

Still healthy, somewhat effective, and obedient to a fault, many churches have lost the passionate vision they once had. Vision has been replaced by tradition, and passion by…

Is There a Vision?

People need to experience purpose in their relationship with Christ and effective leaders must set goals that reflect their vision for the church in creating that purpose.

The Challenge and Hope of Vocational Ministry

The words challenge and hope describe well the focus of this issue. Ministry can be hard. And discouraging. But we stick with it because of hope—hope in whom…

Leadership Development: Lessons from Churches Around the World

Churches around the world have a variety of methods for leadership training, even in the midst of persecution. We may be able to learn from them.

Where Do We Go from Here?

We’re all interim leaders and at some point retirement is inevitable. Therefore, church elders and boards should be proactive to ensure a healthy, smooth pastoral transition.

Filling the Leadership Void

In addition to praying for harvest workers (Matthew 9:38), David Faust offers several suggestions for addressing the church’s leadership shortage.

A Time of Refreshing

When Bob Russell retired from his stellar 40-year ministry with Southeast Christian Church, he created a unique retreat to encourage those who serve as lead ministers in their…

Missouri Pastor Launches Apprenticeship-Style Ministry Training Program

A new ministry training program launched this fall aimed at giving aspiring pastors an apprenticeship-style ministry education at a low cost.

Love Must Be the Foundation of a Disciple-Making Culture

Southeast Elder Tom Harper Releases New Book for Leaders (Plus News Briefs)

Tom Harper, who serves as founder and publisher of BiblicalLeadership.com and as an elder at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., has released his newest book, "Inner Threat:…

SECC’s ‘More Proactive’ Ordination Process Bearing Fruit

Three years ago, Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky added more structure to its efforts to ordain people into ministry. Since then, it has ordained 90 people.

Authentic Statistics

Building a Leadership Pipeline