Leadership
Should I Respond to George Floyd’s Death This Sunday?
By Michael Lawrence | 05.30.2020We each have to pastor our own flocks in light of their needs, strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots. But we don’t do that in a vacuum. We need to be wise, but we also cannot duck important issues.
As the Pastor of an Immigrant Church’s English Ministry, How Should I Relate to the Senior Pastor?
By Hanley Liu | 05.29.2020I want to speak to fellow English-speaking pastors of immigrant churches’ English ministries. In particular, I want to talk about how we can honor the immigrant senior pastor, despite whatever differences we may have.
Pastoring in a Pandemic QuickTake: Dealing with the Fallout in Your Church’s Finances
By Andy Winn | 05.29.2020Andy Winn considers how to shepherd your church through the financial difficulties precipitated by the Covid-19 crisis.
Five Reflections on Pastoral Disagreements
By Andy Naselli | 05.28.2020When you and your fellow pastors don’t think unanimously about a practical shepherding issue, you should disagree with your fellow pastors with love and respect and without any anger or bitterness.
Churches’ Rights and Responsibilities When Reopening in the Pandemic
By J. Butterfield, M. T. Martens | 05.26.2020What are churches’ rights and responsibilities as they consider reopening?
5 Reasons You Should Preach through 2 Thessalonians
By Jeremy Walker | 05.22.2020As pastors and preachers, the urgency of the whole epistle presses us particularly. It reminds us of the weight of responsibility we carry as we speak truth and press for a right response.
How To Plan A Sunday Morning Service . . . Outside
By Dave Russell | 05.13.2020If you are planning an outdoor gathering for your next Sunday morning worship service, here are ten things to consider.
Has COVID-19 Made 9Marks Raise the White Flag on Multi-Site and Multi-Service Churches?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.13.2020There’s a difference between short-term accommodations and permanent structures.
What Did DC Churches Do When the Spanish Flu Struck Again?
By Caleb Morell | 05.11.2020Contrary to all expectations, the closing of churches for the month of October in 1918 did not result in decline and ruin, but in revitalization and growth.
How One Texas Church Reopened Their Services
By Rodney Brown | 05.08.2020Pastoral reflections on how Metro Bible Church in South Lake, TX, reopened.
How the Lord Prepared Our Church for a Global Pandemic
By Juan Sanchez | 05.07.2020The Lord had been preparing us for this global pandemic through the ordinary means of pastoral ministry.
Pastoring in a Pandemic, Episode 3: Thinking through the Dilemma of Gathering Again with Michael Lawrence
By J. Leeman, M. Lawrence | 05.06.2020Jonathan Leeman chats with Michael Lawrence, the senior pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, about the dilemma of our churches gathering again.
What Should Our Church Consider When Reopening Our Children’s Ministry?
By Jared Kennedy | 05.06.2020Here are 12 things to consider when reopening your children’s ministry and a list of phase-by-phase recommendations.
How Can We Love Our Non-Christian Neighbors During COVID-19?
By A. Ziafat, B. Johnson, J. Kurz, P. Tibayan | 05.05.2020We asked pastors how they’d been serving their non-Christian neighbors since the pandemic disrupted regular ministry.
When Should Churches Reject Governmental Guidelines on Gathering and Engage in Civil Disobedience?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.02.2020If the government continues to say we cannot meet, when do we as churches engage in civil disobedience by gathering anyway?
