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- 1. How You Can Help Your Pastor Avoid an IRS Audit
- In a recent episode of Mastery Talks on the Charisma Podcast Network, Dr. Nathan Culver sat down with retired certified public accountant and former IRS agent Sherry Jackson to discuss pitfalls and situations ...
- Created on 21 October 2020
- 2. Should Christian Organizations Change Their Health Care Plan Every Year?
- Workplace benefits attract employees and are a significant aspect of compensation. However, few people actually understand their health care plan. As the price of health insurance continues to increase, ...
- Created on 21 October 2020
- 3. 6 Scriptural Steps for Navigating a Business Crisis
- At the beginning of this year, I was excited to meet my aggressive finance, ministry and operation goals for my restaurant business, sure that I would meet and exceed each of them. But as President Eisenhower ...
- Created on 21 October 2020
- 4. Why a Great Health Insurance Plan Will Attract the Right Candidates
- We've all gone to the doctor's office when they suggest undergoing more-than-anticipated testing or treatments and had the dreadful thought, "How much is this going to cost me out of pocket?" This experience ...
- Created on 20 October 2020
- 5. 8 Things That Happen When Pastors Don't Get Enough Rest
- Many of us in ministry get too little rest (and I'm one of the guilty ones), and we need to think about making changes. Here are some of the possible results of our not getting enough rest: 1. We run ...
- Created on 15 October 2020
- 6. Why Strong Character Is Crucial, and How You Can Develop It
- Competence may get you in the door, but character keeps you in the room. Character is core to who you are as a leader, whether or not people trust you and your overall effectiveness for the good of others. ...
- Created on 14 October 2020
- 7. The Conversation All Ministry Leaders Hate to Have
- Restructuring is hard—but the alternative is much harder. I'm convinced that the last 6 months have forced most churches to make more than a decade's worth of changes. Whether it was building our online ...
- Created on 14 October 2020
- 8. 13 Church Staff Rules to Live By
- ... Andy says, "First, pastor the staff. Be their shepherd." Something inside us wants to protest that, "well, the staff are all ministers and they don't need pastoring." They do. In fact, preacher, so do ...
- Created on 14 October 2020
- 9. Rick Warren: 5 Steps to Setting Goals You Can Reach
- Research tells us that more people struggle with setting goals than they do accomplishing them. Sitting down and actually thinking about what God wants us to do with our lives is often the hardest part. ...
- Created on 13 October 2020
- 10. Are You Voting With God's Principles or Your Own?
- Business leaders take inventory daily, and their ability to act on that review determines success or failure. The store windows may be inviting, the website may be the latest and greatest, and the sales ...
- Created on 12 October 2020
- 11. Why It's Important for You to Understand Your Church's Bylaws
- ... hurch bylaws. Of all of the new information pastors must consider when being hired, reading the bylaws isn't typically at the top of the priority list. Whether you have been pastoring the same church ...
- Created on 12 October 2020
- 12. How to Lead a Whiteboard Session With Your Staff
- By now, you've heard the call to capture the opportunity of a blank slate. The current pandemic is prompting every church to reconsider approaches to ministry. Practically, how do you start this process? ...
- Created on 09 October 2020
- 13. How to Structure Your Sermon for Maximum Impact
- The way you structure a sermon matters. I believe the biblical text should determine the substance of your message, but the way people hear and learn should determine the structure of your message. Even ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 14. 10 Suggestions for the Bi-Vocational Pastor
- I spent my first few years of ministry as a bi-vocational pastor. For those who may not know the term, in order to fully support my family, I had to seek other work to supplement my income I received as ...
- Created on 06 October 2020
- 15. Why Do Many People Despise Preachers in America Today?
- Those who have been called to preach, much like the prophets in the Old Testament, will confront compromise, condemn moral digression and powerfully denounce sin in the hope of reconciling man to God—they ...
- Created on 06 October 2020
- 16. 4 Leadership Principles to Make an Impact for Years to Come
- You have three options for what you can do with your life. You can waste it on pursuits that don't matter. You can spend it on making a name for yourself. Or you can invest your life in ways that will ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 17. 4 Key Attitudes of Leaders Whose Churches Will Thrive in the Future
- The topic of COVID-19 or the pandemic often brings feelings of gloom and despair. Indeed, the year 2020 will be, in many ways, a year we will choose to forget. It has been difficult for many people and ...
- Created on 28 September 2020
- 18. Part 2: Does God Want Pastors to Stay Silent About Politics?
- In part one of this two-part article, I discussed five points that pastors should think about when consider whether or not to preach politics from the pulpit. I reiterate that if you're a pastor during ...
- Created on 28 September 2020
- 19. Does God Want Pastors to Stay Silent About Politics?
- Note: This is the first of a two-part article. Click here for part 2. If you're a pastor during this election season, the easy path is to say nothing about politics. You won't step on anybody's toes. ...
- Created on 25 September 2020
- 20. 7 Ways to Befriend Your Neighbor During COVID-19
- Our culture didn't need any assistance in further isolating ourselves, and yet a global pandemic has managed to do just that. Each day we hear stories of people who yearn for community and friendship. ...
- Created on 24 September 2020
