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Church leadership

“The ants in the pants of faith”: How doubts can empower our ministry

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - This Oct. 28, 2003 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith sitting in front of a bronze statue of Andy and Opie from the "Andy Griffith Show," after the unveiling ceremony in Raleigh, N.C. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)

Church leadership

Are you preaching in Mayberry?

Chris Elkins

A man in black pants walks barefoot on a beach. © By fotoduets/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

“No one wears shoes”: Encouraging lessons for pastors in a secularized culture

Jim Denison, PhD

A woman prays with her hand turned upwards against a sunset. A circular sunburst appears around her hands, reminiscent of the pearl of great price Jesus speaks about in Matthew 13. © By ipopba/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Seek eternal treasure in the passionate pursuit of the pearl of great price

Mark Turman, DMin

FILE - Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church, has said in February 2023, she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest Protestant denomination. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Biblical living

Should women hold ministry leadership positions?

Denison Forum

A wooden sign points in three directions: this way, that way, and the other way—indicative of a pastor's search for their calling.

Church leadership

Pastor, what is your unique calling?

Jim Denison, PhD

Seven wooden figures are perched on a wooden seesaw, three on the left, three on the right, and one painted blue in the middle symbolizing conflict avoidant pastors and church leaders. © By Andrii Yalanskyi/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Why I tend to be conflict avoidant

Jim Denison, PhD

Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Jason Kidd watches his players from the bench in the first half of an NBA game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Emil Lippe)

Church leadership

Pastoring is not a spectator sport

Mark Turman, DMin

A thoughtful older man with gray hair in a gray sport coat rests his left hand on his chin while looking down in a pensive mood. © By insta_photos/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

How to face life’s hardest questions

Jim Denison, PhD

Open palms face the sky symbolizing a pastor making an appointment with gratitude toward God despite the inevitable disappointments of life and ministry. © By Lemonsoup14/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Pastor, you will be disappointed. Turn it into an appointment with gratitude.

Mark Turman, DMin

A man in an office, sitting in front of his open laptop, pinches his nose as he removes his glasses in a sign of stress. Many executives, including pastors, experience Toxic Stress Load. © By baranq/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Why pastors are especially prone to “Toxic Stress Load” and what to do about it

Jim Denison, PhD

A woman forms her hands to make a heart shape with a football stadium in the background. © By WavebreakMediaMicro/stock.adobe.com. Both Valentine's Day and the Super Bowl can remind us of God's love.

Church leadership

What do Valentine’s Day and the Super Bowl have in common?

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Are most pastors insecure? What it means to be a secure leader

Jay Richardson

A world map that looks like cracked earth. © By Onur/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

For pastors: An antidote to cultural discouragement

Jim Denison, PhD

A long road leads to a lone white church in Hellissandur, Iceland. © Blue Planet Studio/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

How to choose a church—or leave one

Mark Turman, DMin

Seven white paper airplanes form a circle, but a single red paper airplane chooses its own path, flying up and to the left. © By Memed ÖZASLAN/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Pastor, should you “change your life every decade”?

Jim Denison, PhD

An invisible man wears a black bowler hat and black sweater. © By fran_kie/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

What to do when church members ghost your church

Mark Turman, DMin

A busy man talks on his phone while looking at his watch while sitting in front of an open laptop at a coffeeshop. © By NDABCREATIVITY/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

“The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus”

Jim Denison, PhD

A pastor behind a pulpit raises his hands as spotlights shine down. © By shoenberg3/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Pastor, do you have the faith to be courageously obscure?

Mark Turman, DMin

A woman holds a Bible open while looking straight ahead. © By pixelheadphoto/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living

Can a woman be a pastor? “40 Questions About Women in Ministry” offers many answers

Denison Forum

A man prays alone on a mountaintop against a purple-sky sunrise backdrop. © By ctvvelve/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

The wrong way to resolve the tension between solitude and service

Jim Denison, PhD

Open hands hold an open Bible. © By Sevenstock Studio/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Should we be holy warriors or ambassadors of Christ?

Mark Turman, DMin

People gather near the Western Wall in Jerusalem at sunset with the Dome of the Rock in the background. © By rudi1976/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Providence in strange places

Jim Denison, PhD

A pink highlighter highlights the word "lies" in a dictionary. © By Feng Yu/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Three cultural lies too many Christians still believe

Chris Elkins

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