Articles in this Issue
The Board: Bane or Blessing?
How to decide whether a board is functioning well
Know Thy Time
The first step toward more effective use of your time is not making a new schedule but analyzing your old one.
Doing vs. Managing: The Eternal Tug of War
Why pastors run out of hours—and what to do about it.
Time For Things That Matter
Time management for church leaders
Four Ways To Make Group Decisions
One way or another, decisions always get made—but using the right method helps make sure the result is a good one.
Are You a Spring or a Cistern?
Answering the question will impact your teaching.
Reach Out And Touch Somebody
Good teaching does more than entertain or transfer information. Good teaching changes behavior.
The Other Six Days
Four pastors talk about what they do with their time.
Do You Have The Time?
The Christian’s response to time is quite different from the non-Christian’s.
The Ways and Means of a Country Church
The unique problems and opportunities of pastoring rural, yoked churches.
No Church is an Island
Ministry happens best when we study the world along with the Word, says this veteran pastor and urban strategist.
The Youth Minister’s First Crisis
Help for the youth minister who faces an irrational, unjustified, or just plain unexpected confrontation.
Hints on Making Changes
What to do when the church has always done it that way.