Weekend Edition: "Balancing the Tensions of Leading an Established Church" and Much, Much More

Balancing the Tensions of Leading an Established Church

As you lead an established church to greater health, you will have to demonstrate a great deal of balance. Being an established church pastor is an exercise in paradox. Look at a few of the tensions you must keep in balance. Read More

Grow Your Own Leaders

What if it wasn’t necessary to look outside for leaders because you sufficiently discipled and grew leaders from within your congregation? Read More

10 Differences Between Confidence and Spiritual Arrogance

A cocky leader is not a leader with simply too much confidence; confidence and arrogance are very different traits. Read More

The Planter as Generalist: Delegation

...what if one of the most important things between your present reality and your ultimate goals is whether or not you become great at delegation? We tend to think that delegation doesn’t sound all that spiritual. And yet, it was a key component for the leadership of Moses, Jesus and the first-century church. Read More

"This post is written for church planters, but every one of us can learn something about delegation. Its simple, clear suggestions helped me." - Chuck Lawless

6 Words That Will Help the Dreaded Staff Meeting

...I take the approach that I am the mentor of the group. It’s the posture of “walking alongside the team” to invest in and guide them so they have the best chance for success. If they succeed, I succeed! Read More

Five Problems With Church Committees

...too many committees become the “tail wagging the dog” in churches. Here are five of the most prominent problems.... Read More

Preaching Under Pressure

How do you faithfully preach under the pressure that arises against your leadership, ministry, or pulpit? Read More

The Value of Meditating Upon God’s Word

An excerpt from Joel Beeke's contribution to Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching. Read More

Three Ways to Help Your Worship Leader

Over the twenty years that I have led worship for a local church, I have received thousands of post-service reactions. Sometimes the reactions have been wonderful — insightful, helpful, and encouraging. Other times, they have been . . . well, worse. People have tried to be encouraging, but for a number of reasons, their efforts have failed. Here are three ways to encourage the worship leader at your church this weekend. Read More

Suicide: Tragic Killer of Our Youth (and What You Can Do about It)

More teenagers die from suicide than from cancer, birth defects, heart disease, pneumonia, and influenza—combined. In fact, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24 (2015 CDC WISQARS)... Hear are six things a parent can do.... Read More

Don't Waste Your Commute

Here are four very tangible things that we can work toward as we attempt to redeem the time on our commutes.... Read More

Satan Has a Forked Tongue

...whatever the lie, Satan’s strategy is the same: to pull our focus away from Jesus. In temptation he’ll distract us from Christ’s beauty. When we sin, he’ll distract us from Christ’s mercy. His one goal is always to lead us away from Jesus. Read More

Why I kept Loving a Muslim Woman Who Didn't Want My Cookies

We know it’s not just a welcome mat they need. As Christians, we desire to share Christ with others even if they have little to no desire to know more about him. Read More

Summer 2017 Issue of Oakhill College's Commentary Is Now Online [Portable Document Format]

Featured articles are Brad Bitner's "Authority without Arrogance," David Baldwin's "Migration and the Local Church," and Robin Ham's "Aim for Iceburgs." Read Online or Download PDF

Black and White Christian Leaders Lament Charlottesville

Conference call tries to turn ‘pain and anger’ into ‘resolve and commitment.’ Read More