In Christian education, pastors serve a dual role -- ministering directly and managing others who minister.

Analyzing conversation patterns can show how much a group trusts one another -- or how far they need to go toward true fellowship.

Five pastors completely bungled George Fox's search for spiritual direction, but their mistakes point out the essentials of pastoral care.

A conversation with Gordon MacDonald

The difference in preaching isn't always what you think at first.

A true account of confronting adultery.

A lay leader tells what he'll do differently last time.

Protecting the Church Treasurer

How God's church- -- once awakened -- can keep from dozing off again.

A discerning look at what causes spiritual dropouts.

The surest way to build a solid team is to train them yourself, says this pastor who's done it.

A conversation with a pastor whose realism and vision helped his local church come alive.

What to Do with Church Hoppers