Stop Using Christian Jargon
Every line of work has its share of jargon words. If you're in the military, you talk about prepping the A SPEC to get ready for the A&DCP in the battalion's S&C op, because that's your MOS. A physician... Read More...
Pastoral Promotion: How Climbing Up Will Take You Down
For most people in this world's workforce, moving up and moving on is the big dream. The next promotion. The big break. The upward advancement. The management position. I had a short tenure in the recruiting in... Read More...
The Christian Logging Industry: Hairstyles, Hypocrisy, and How to Fix It
"Jason" came to church one Wednesday night. He didn't grow up going to church, and as a 19-year-old he was still trying to figure out how to do this whole Christian thing. He came to know Jesus just a few month... Read More...
10 Ways to Get Motivated for Ministry
Ministry can feel like a major bummer sometimes. You're unloved, unappreciated, and underpaid. It's easy to lose motivation and go into a pastoral tailspin. So, how do you get motivated? If you're hoping to get... Read More...
Making the Most of Your Sharefaith Membership
So, maybe you're a Sharefaith member, and you want to get the most out of your membership. You've spent the $149 or maybe you got a discount, and now you want to get your money's worth. This quick article will ... Read More...
Seven Church Website Design Best Practices
Designing a top-notch church website isn't just about throwing some cool graphics or some flash-based template onto the web. There's a lot more involved in creating a good design. In this article, we'll show yo... Read More...
Having Meaningful Services: Five Tips for Finding Meaning
You can read about five million books on ministry, preaching, technique, exposition, worship, music, church grounds, church marketing—whatever. Those books can be a lot of help in ministry. A lot of what happen... Read More...
They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Arrogance, Stinginess, and Reclusiveness
I used to think that people would know that I was a Christian by the way that I dressed, the words that I used (or didn't use), the places I went, and the standards that I held. I now realize that the Bible has... Read More...
Ten Things the Pastor Should Do on Monday
For pastors, Monday is typically considered a bad day. Even though the average non-pastor has a rough time waking up from the weekend and facing the grueling nine-to-five, pastors have it particularly hard. The... Read More...