Join the discussion about the development and encouragement of local church leaders.
Tim
Vibrant
Pastor Church 
Diane
Staci
Thriving Essentials is a new way to get all the ministry leaders in your church aligned with key concepts in four areas: mission, discipleship, discernment, and leadership.
Don't miss this upcoming conversation (Sept. 16 at 11 am ET) with Susan Beaumont. The first 25 pastors to register receive a free copy of her book!
Rev. John Groen shares guidelines he drafted to train himself in patterns of constructive communication, so that destructive conflict can be avoided.
A focused track of breakout sessions will equip Global Coffee Break and small group leaders in vision and leadership skills.
For the longest time, I considered my desire to “be liked” a liability. A weakness. But watching the hit series Ted Lasso has caused me re-think this.
As you listen to podcasts this summer, there's one you won't want to miss: Christianity Today's "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill."
Is it godly to have hierarchies in Church? And what kind of submission should be given to them?
Struggling with your emotions? Tune in to your emotions in a curious, nonjudgmental way to discover their origins and find a grace-filled response.
For Timothy Leadership Trainings, we do not pay for the costs for the participants who attend, and there are good reasons for this even though many of the participants are materially poor.
What does your church use for in-person (or remote) training workshops/programs/seminars for church leaders involved in teaching?
Are you looking at launching new initiatives, especially post-Covid? If so, here are four basic steps for launching any program or initiative well.
Great tips for assessing whether your ministries and initiatives are really doing what you hoped they would.
Financial Shalom provides grants to help pastors get training, tools, and resources to strengthen the financial education of them and their churches.
The realization was sobering: Before I even opened my mouth, I was presenting a new paradigm to the church. This was a perspective I hadn't considered before.
Are you in a leadership role at your church? What is something you have found challenging about leading at this time?
This conversation will be helpful to pastors and leaders who want to engage a world that doesn't want to engage the church.
Those men will never forget the welcome sight of their foreman as he emerged from the doorway. His return meant not only that he was safe, but their lives were saved too.
How far have we come in women’s ordination? The answer depends.
I read an article last week in which the author posited we should see this new year as a sort of pilgrimage, and I very much like that imagery.
To take their congregation on a journey of fresh steps in ministry and mission, pastors need to practice 4 x 4 leadership essentials. The first 4 x4 leadership essential is hope.
Isaiah tells us that in Jesus the glory of God will be revealed. But something seems wrong with the glory God reveals.
Financial Shalom seeks to support current or potential bivocational pastors through a new program called the Bivocational Growth Fellowship. Learn more and apply!
Attached to this post is a chapter-by-chapter summary of the book Institutional Intelligence by Gordon Smith.
Loving our colleagues that we work with each day can happen with little effort. But what about those we’ve never actually met? How do we love them?
Is there a CRC-approved Heidelberg Catechism class that I can take online/virtually?