As a pastor, how do you measure SUCCESS?

Is success measured in the number of attenders at your church this Sunday?
Is success measured by the financial statement of this month’s receipts?
Is success measured by the lack of infighting, struggle and stress?

Hardly.  In fact, one of the challenges we have as pastors is to not buy-in to [...]

Does it seem that the number of people attending church has dwindled in recent years? Most pollsters seem to think so.
It is my impression that (at least in the smaller congregations), there is a trend toward lower numbers each week. At such a point, the devil tries to plant feelings of despair & hopelessness in [...]

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Make Disciples
The word discipleship has HUGE baggage with it. For some it brings memories of a boring class, or workbook. For others it brings [...]

We all know the Great Commission,
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Jesus said this to his disciples just before he left as he was preparing them to [...]

The following article was posted on HB London’s blog “The Heart of a Pastor“.
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I read a small article a few days ago suggesting that the Southern Baptist Church is not as large as it claims to be. Have you ever wondered about that?
“Ministerally speaking” is a phrase that is used from time-to-time to qualify [...]