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A group of Gen Z young adults stands in a circle, all using smartphones. © By By CarlosBarquero/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

From Carol Burnett to Gen Z: New resources to help you pastor younger generations

Mark Turman, DMin

A glass of water and iftar dry dates for breaking the fast of Ramadan. A Christian man in Gaza is offering his Muslim neighbors dates and water during Ramadan while they wait in traffic. © By Алина Битта/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

A Christian in Gaza ministers to his Muslim neighbors during Ramadan

Jim Denison, PhD

A red marker has just circled the word "TODAY" on a white calendar, illustrating that today is a gift. © By driftwood/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

The gift of today

Jay Richardson

A red corvette sits empty on an urban road. © By chicagophoto/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

A stranger in a red corvette: Lessons in Spirit-led ministry

Jim Denison, PhD

Steps within a dark tomb lead up to an opening where a stone has been rolled away as a bright sun shines through, a scene evoking Easter Sunday morning. © By PhotoGranary/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

One reason Easter really matters

Mark Turman, DMin

Three crosses on a hillside depicting Easter. © By artpluskr/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Three global crises and the relevance of the resurrection

Jim Denison, PhD

Three people in a small group Bible study are gathered around a table, all with Bibles open. © By Pcess609/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

As church attendance declines, the need for genuine pastors escalates

Mark Turman, DMin

A sitting man holds a Bible between his hands as he rests his arms on his legs. He may be wrestling with faith and doubt. © By Pcess609/stock.adobe.com

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

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

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

Close-up of a golfer wearing a golf glove placing a golf ball on a tee, with an iron in the background. © By sculpies/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

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

Jay Richardson

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

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 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

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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