Category Pastors

Pastors, Here’s How to Avoid Burnout

Do You Need a Break? Pastors need time to reflect on their sense of call and refresh their professional skills after serving for a number of years in the ministry. In many cases, the pastor is on-call, serving his congregation’s…

Should You Hire an Executive Pastor?

As your church grows, things need to change and evolves. That includes the responsibilities of the senior pastor. It might be time to look at hiring an executive pastor, referred to in the church world as an XP. Before we…

Pastor Your Data

Businesses use data well, even if it’s sometimes creepy. It’s time the church followed suit—minus the creepiness. Churches need to pastor the data! The typical church is not good at tracking data. We keep track of how big the offering…

The Lifestyle of a Healthy Church

Every year several thousands of churches close their doors. Compare that with only 1,000 new churches opening every year. Churches are dying every day in this country, and it is alarming. Some deaths are unavoidable. Like the man diagnosed with an…

Why Isn’t Your Church Live Streaming?

Years ago, people would ask, “Why doesn’t your church have a website?” People were accustomed to finding anything online and were frustrated when a church was not. Today, I find more people asking, “Why isn’t your church live streaming?” More…