The Most Pressing Issue Facing the Church
As the various ministry leaders filed into the room, they smiled warily at one another. Exchanging tepid pleasantries as they moved to their assigned...
Swimming Upstream ain’t Easy, but Don’t Stop Now! by Don Nori
The forces against you are incredible, but you were made with the strength to buck the tide. Most look at you and wonder what...
The Quest for Bottom-to-Top Leadership
What is Bottom-to-Top leadership? Instead of Top to Bottom, it is the exact opposite of hierarchy. It looks like an inverted pyramid on paper....
How to Discern False Apostles by Weibold/Newby
In the mid-1990s, there was a movement within Christendom that emphasized the restoration of apostles and prophets. Having just exited the “mega-church” scene, I...
Abusive Pastors & the Crazy $(&*@#%! they get away with by Kathy Escobar
I know some really amazing pastors in this world--dedicated and humble men and women who love people so well and truly care about their...
Positional Authority or Relational Authority?
Positional Authority or Relational Authority is the current debate among many in the church today. Most religious leaders want to maintain the religious traditions...
Pastor Idolatry; Who’s Responsible?
The church has been on a pendulum swing for two thousand years from extremes of totally adoring leaders or some individualistic notion that “we...
God’s Leader, a Definition
For the purpose of this website and with a desire to return to the Holy Spirit’s meaning of the word “leader”. Leaders in the...
Fathering: Helping Transition the Next Generation
Fathering: helping transition the next generation is a short article that caught my eye from my friend and brother Molong Nacua of the Philippines....
Organic Church Leadership
Is Organic Church Leadership an oxymoron or are there leaders in the Body of Christ today? As the administrator of the website named GodsLeader.com...
Dealing with Disciples & Disappointment
Dealing with disciples and the disappointment they cause is one of the hardest things to overcome as a leader in the body of Christ....
A Rare Seed of Men in Leadership
Like the slogan “a rare breed of men,” God has reserved for His purposes a rare SEED of men in leadership. God says the...
4 Fatal Flaws that Ruin Christian Ministers by Lee Grady
Our movement began unraveling a few years ago because of flawed leadership. We will not recover until we clean up our act.
I spend a...
The Anointing in the Old & New Covenants
Anointed and anointing are relatively ancient terms, used extensively throughout the Old Testament, and to a lesser degree in the New Testament. For the...
Until the Current Church Leadership Learns
Until the current leadership of the Church learns that the Word of the Lord can come from anyone, at anytime and from anywhere, the...
Interview with a Living Example of Christ
I want to follow a living example of Christ. Our Christian culture has always been fascinated with the charisma, the preaching, and the gifts...
The Search for a King, a Leadership parable
The Search for a King, a Leadership parable is a short story that explains how the Lord chooses His leaders.
“During my military career I...
Why is it so Difficult to Pass the Baton?
Why is it so difficult to pass the baton to the next generation? Why do Christian Leaders (Bishops “Pastors” Elders) have so much trouble...
Sons vs. Clones; Avoiding Christian Clones
We don't need to make Christian Clones. Those who count themselves as fathers need to be mindful that to be effective in the discipleship...
Women, Teaching, and Authority
Women, teaching and authority. What is the proper role for a woman in ministry? Does the Lord actually make a difference in gifting or...