by Starlette Thomas | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature, News
A new Lifeway survey finds most pastors have limited work experience outside of ministry. Most of the pastors surveyed say their resumes include several church and ministry roles but lack experience in jobs unrelated to ministry. A third of pastors (34%) have five...
by Justin Cox | Jan 22, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Growing up in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, the possibility of snow during mid-winter was strong. If not snow, then the threat of an unpredictable ice storm from the deeper recesses of the South. Moving up with a vengeance, like a Mike Tyson uppercut,...
by Laura Stephens-Reed | Nov 16, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I was approaching college graduation and preparing for seminary when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting spree in the Columbine High School library on April 20, 1999. The news coverage played for days in my dorm’s lobby. It was all unfathomable: the loss...
by Bill Wilson | Jun 12, 2019 | Opinion
What is the primary leadership skill needed among pastors for this season of the Protestant church in America? I am increasingly focusing my time and attention on discerning the answer to that question. While it is dangerous to paint with too broad a brush, it appears...
by Barry Howard | Sep 11, 2015 | Opinion
When it comes to marriage, I chose wisely. I can readily identify with Winston Churchill’s assessment: “My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” This week, my wife, Amanda, and I are celebrating our...
