Posts with the tag “church-leadership”

Rick Warren, a well-known denominational church leader, recently proposed that we should "go back to the first century" to discover "the church at its best." In his church though, there are "women pastors" who teach the assembled church. How did his church establish this practice, and is it really what the first century church did?   Read More

Even before 2020's global pandemic created habits that saw Christians worshipping on a couch in front of a screen instead of on a pew in front of pulpit, the concept of church membership was under attack. Why is it important to identify, work, and worship with a local church?   Read More

In this final article in our series discussing church leadership without elders, we'll discuss the need for Christians to continue to follow leaders even when those leaders aren't elders.   Read More

In this third article in our series discussing church leadership without elders, we'll consider an absolutely vital quality leaders must exhibit and how it works practically.   Read More

While God desires "elders in every church" (Acts 14:23), churches sometimes don't have men who are ready to serve in that capacity. What can these congregations do in the meantime? In this article, we'll discuss how Christian men can organize themselves so as to effectively lead when there are no men qualified to serve as elders.  Read More

While God desires "elders in every church" (Acts 14:23), churches sometimes don't have men who are ready to serve in that capacity. What can these congregations do in the meantime? In this article, we'll reflect on some guiding principles from Scripture in establishing leadership in such situations.   Read More

How do you describe the role of a full-time preacher to someone outside of the church? Here's a look at one preacher's ongoing battle to avoid being called a pastor and why he thinks it matters.   Read More