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Pastor, Your Weakness Might Be More Impactful Than Your Answers
What if my weakness doesn’t undermine my ability to disciple someone, but actually makes me more useful? What if the struggles I’m tempted to hide are the very stories someone needs to hear to believe that Jesus can meet them in theirs?
Pastor, You Don’t Need to Have All The Answers!
The certainty-driven model of pastoral leadership is a setup for burnout. When outcomes spiral out of control, pastors hit a wall. The healthier posture is open-handed leadership: trusting Jesus with the results, sharing the weight with others, and staying faithful to the work without owning what only He can build.
AI, the Church, & the Opportunity of a Lifetime, feat. Dan Zimbardi
The church is at the precipice of an opportunity of a lifetime (hint: it's AI). Executive pastor and leadership coach Dan Zimbardi offers a grounded, strategic perspective on how church leaders can move beyond fear, build clear frameworks, and lead their teams wisely into the future.
“200 Coffees by Launch Day” Brandon Kelley on Church Planting
How do you plant a church focused on impact over momentum? Church planter Brandon Kelley reveals the 15-year discernment process and relational strategy behind the launch of Venture Christian Church.
Pushpay CEO: “Nobody Goes to Seminary Dreaming About Admin Work”
AI is already inside your church. The question isn't whether to adopt it; it's whether you're using AI to free up time, energy, and money to do more of the work you got into ministry to do in the first place.
God’s Got a Fridge, Pastor, And Your Picture’s On It.
Pastoral pressure, while an unfortunate reality for many pastors, does not have to be inevitable. Pastor Frank Friedmann lived under its weight until something significant shifted. What happened to his churches after that is hard to argue with.
“I Told Some People NOT To Give” (SHOCKER: God Still Provided)
I'm so used to telling my people to trust Jesus with their money, that I forget that starts with ME. When we teach tithing, is our motive about being faithful to Scripture, or is it about ensuring our church's financial well-being? That's a loaded question.
Pastoral Loneliness: 4 Steps to Break Isolation
65% percent of pastors report feeling lonely. Most will tell you that isolation just sort of crept up on them, a slow drift, a byproduct of a busy ministry, something that just sort of... happened. BUT: loneliness doesn't 'sneak up' on us. We build it, one self-protective decision at a time.
7 Ways Pastors Use ChatGPT (+ 3 Horror Stories)
AI is reshaping how pastors lead, prepare, and care for their congregations. Some applications are remarkably useful, others genuinely alarming. Here's an honest look at both sides...