In Preaching Articles: "Local Church Leadership"

52 Quotes For This Generation Of Church Leaders

By Brad Lomenick on Apr 14, 2020

Concise leadership insights from Brad Lomenick reveal how young leaders think, what drives vision, how decisions shape culture, and why authenticity fuels influence.

Tags: Leadership, church, Team Development, Church, leadership, Pastors, Leadership General  (view more)  (view less)

Eight Reasons Churches Became Too Busy

By SermonCentral .com on Jun 28, 2022

Is your church too busy to do ministry?

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:13

Tags: Ministry, leadership, Busyness, pastoral leadership, Leadership, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

How Do You Lead Without Being Toxic?

By Rev Mac Mccarthy on Dec 20, 2021

When leadership does not transition to development in a timely way, it becomes toxic.

Tags: leadership, Healthy Church, Leadership General, church leadership, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Pastor The Church You’d Want To Attend

By Bill Couchenour on Jan 24, 2024

Church health is shaped less by charisma and more by character, relationships, and adaptive leadership in hinge moments of history.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:2-7, Proverbs 22:1, Acts 2:47, Esther 4:14

Tags: Building, Preaching, relationships, lead, Leadership General, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

57 Leadership Tips For Pastors

By Joe Mckeever on Mar 21, 2025

Joe McKeever distills decades of pastoral wisdom into fifty-seven clear, practical leadership lessons that help pastors lead with integrity, courage, humility, and spiritual focus.

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-12

Tags: spiritual formation, Leadership, ministry, preaching, Spiritual Formation, Ministry, leadership, Preaching, Delegate  (view more)  (view less)

Relational Leadership Part 2

By Lance Witt on Nov 7, 2023

Jesus cares just as much about how we treat people along the path to fulfilling our vision as he does if we accomplish the vision.

Tags: vision, leadership, relationships, honoring Christ, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, mission, Others First, Transactional, Transformational, e, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

How To Evaluate A Sermon Using The Preach Framework

By Rev. Tejado Hanchell on Oct 2, 2020

Was it truly a great sermon? Use the PREACH rubric to evaluate preaching effectiveness through punctuality, relevance, exegesis, appearance, clarity, and conviction.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2, Ephesians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:11, Proverbs 25:11  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Church Leadership, Excellence, church leadership

The Future Of The Church Depends On Developing Deep People

By Ray Hollenbach on May 7, 2020

Gordon MacDonald argues that preaching and programs cannot secure a church’s future. Only intentional disciple-making and leadership development can.

Scripture: Mark 3:13-14, 2 Timothy 2:2, Matthew 28:18-20, John 15:5, Ephesians 4:11-16  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Church Renewal, Leadership, leadership, training

7 Subtle Signs Your Church Is Dying

By Carey Nieuwhof on Feb 17, 2021

As with almost everything in life, there are subtle signs your peak may be near or you may be cresting past it. Other times, the signs of death are evident to everyone but the leaders. If you recognize the signs early enough, you can reverse the trend.

Tags: leadership, Preaching, Church Health, Leadership

Pastors Lead By Example

By Philip Holmes on May 3, 2021

“The reason elders are so necessary,” says Sanchez, “is because they are the means by which our sovereign king chooses to shepherd his church to display his kingdom on earth in local churches as embassies of heaven, and also to proclaim the message of the gospel, calling all people everywhere to repent and believe and enter into the kingdom. Elders shepherd the flock of God among them, under the chief Shepherd. That’s why elders are important, because it is our ascended Lord’s chosen means by which he shepherds his church.”

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, James 5:14, 1 Peter 5:1-2, Ephesians 4:1-32, Titus 1:5, Acts 14:23, Acts 20:17, Acts 20:28  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Teamwork, elders, authentic ministry, church leadership, e  (view more)  (view less)

How To Talk About Money In Church

By Jamie Munson on Jul 29, 2020

"If we are avoiding the subject or trying to make it more palatable, we are doing our congregations a huge disservice."

Scripture: John 4:14, Luke 12:34, Matthew 25:14-30, Acts 2:44-47, 2 Corinthians 8:7  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Money, Preaching, church leadership, preaching, Church Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Why Church Creativity Needs Structure

By Adam Russell on Jun 9, 2025

Creativity in the church does not flourish in chaos. Like vines in a vineyard, creative gifts require structure and support to produce lasting fruit.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, John 15:5, Proverbs 29:18, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Ministry Development, Fruit, leadership, creative, potential, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Leading From Fear: So Many Churches Do It

By Joe Mckeever on Dec 22, 2021

It’s so easy for a preacher to exhibit fear and not faith when standing before the church and calling the congregation to faithfulness and righteousness.

Scripture: Mark 4:40, Luke 14:7-14

Tags: Faith, leadership, Faith and Fear, church leadership, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

3 Keys To Making Change Stick In Your Church

By Charles Stone on Jul 12, 2023

Change is inevitable. And unless a church creates healthy change in itself, it will soon become obsolete.

Tags: leadership, Change, church conflict, Leadership Listening, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Move Your Church From Consumers To Disciples

By Bill Couchenour on Mar 21, 2024

The greatest threat to the church may not be external opposition but internal consumerism. Biblical discipleship demands recalibrating expectations, structures, and leadership.

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9, Colossians 3:17, Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:24-25, Matthew 28:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Attendance, Church Discipline, Leadership, Commitment, leadership, Body  (view more)  (view less)