Recognizing these signs is the first step toward addressing toxic leadership and preventing it from taking hold in our churches.
How to Spot Surface Leadership
Growing in the knowledge of and the relational aspect of leadership, should be a goal for every leader. Yet, a team can quickly identify examples of shallow leadership.
How Sensible Pastors React to Harsh Public Criticism
Criticism can be either constructive or destructive. Constructive criticism comes from a pure motive to help the one criticized. Destructive criticism grows out of selfish motives and desires to tear down the one criticized. Criticism can also be either public or private. Both have a place. Typically, the critic should start with private conversations and escalate to more public statements when others are at risk. In rare cases, a whistleblower may need to inform the world about a particular situation.
Singing in Prison
"We all have strong views about hymns," writes Ephraim Radner. "My standard is whether they can be remembered in prison, be sung aloud, and have a practical immediacy capable of encouraging those in the cell next door. Like Paul and Silas."
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Nashville Elementary School Shooting (And a Free E-book on Helping Children Cope With Trauma)
Traumatic events like this week's shooting can leave children feeling frightened, confused, and insecure. Here are six practical ways to help.
Nashville school shooting: 5 ways to help young people process tragedy
As a youth leader, teacher, or parent, it can be difficult to know how to help our children and teenagers process something as tragic as a mass shooting like the one that happened this week at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. Six people—three children and three adults—were killed, as well as the perpetrator. But when traumatic events happen, it provides an opportunity to speak into young lives in a deep and meaningful way.
Spiritual Disciplines: Becoming Healthy Christians by Offering Our Whole Selves to God
Spiritual disciplines give believers of any spiritual maturity the freedom to cultivate a flourishing life with God.
How to Respond to Deconstructionist Social Media
"This latest Christian-adverse social media trend is tricky to deal with, but I am convinced that the primary response must be life-on-life discipleship," writes Zach Hollifield.
Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Louisiana churches from leaving the UMC
A judge has ruled against a lawsuit seeking to stop congregations in Louisiana from leaving the United Methodist Church, citing the constitutionally protected separation of church and state. District Court Judge Kelly Balfour ruled last week against a lawsuit brought by a group of United Methodist clergy trying to stop disaffiliation votes in the UMC Louisiana Conference.
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