Tag: identity
Does Church Branding Matter?
Home > Blog > Does Church Branding Matter? Does Church Branding Matter? By Nancy Cornwell Should branding matter for your church? Let’s think through this topic both biblically and practically if it matters and what you need to do about it. Every church has a brand. There is no such […]
Have You Lost the Vision?
Home > Blog > Have You Lost the Vision? Have You Lost the Vision? By New Churches Team What do you do when you just don’t have the vision to go forward in ministry? The reality is ministry is often a long, hard road. The idea that we are constantly […]
6 Ways Pastors Struggle
Home > Blog > 6 Ways Pastors Struggle 6 Ways Pastors Struggle By Ed Stetzer When pastors go into ministry, we don’t leave behind all of the struggles that define the human reality in which we live. Like others, we struggle with any number of things each day—interpersonal relationships, our […]
Deconstructing the Lies We Believe
Home > Blog > Deconstructing the Lies We Believe Deconstructing the Lies We Believe By New Churches Team Who Do These Lies Apply To? In You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, and Love, Daniel Im outlines seven lies that the culture says are truth. […]
5 Lessons Learned as a Church Planter
Home > Blog > 5 Lessons Learned as a Church Planter 5 Lessons Learned as a Church Planter By Dustin Neeley Many people share in the success stories of their church plants. Many church planters are quick to tell you the great things happening at their current campus. As encouraging […]
Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry
Home > Blog > Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry Finding Your Identity in Christ – Not Your Ministry By Ed Stetzer My identity has too often been tied to the successes or failures of the ministries that I lead—and too frequently in unhealthy ways. It’s easy […]
Who Am I?
by Downline Ministries: That is a question that quite honestly haunted me for a very long time. To be fair, I could give you the cliché Christian answers of who I am in Christ, quote some trite Bible verses at you—but none of that was penetrating my heart or emotions, […]
12 Secrets Most Leaders Won’t Tell You
by Carey Nieuwhof: Leadership is a journey…a journey that’s probably different than you thought it would be before you stepped into leadership. When I was young, I always thought top leaders had it all figured out. That the uncertainty would one day disappear once I had more life and leadership […]
5 Honest Struggles Most Church Leaders Don’t Want To Admit
by Carey Nieuwhof: Most of us who get into full-time ministry do so because we sense a calling, not because it was a ‘career path’. Chances are you got in this because you love God, deeply, right? So it’s always a bit surprising and unusual then when ministry leaders find […]