Pastors Get to Set Boundaries Too Strategies for bringing healthy rhythms into a dysfunctional church culture. MICHAEL MACKENZIE If I make these changes, I might lose my job,” one pastor told me. For the sake of being honest, I replied, “Yes, you might.” I’ve had many versions of this conversation with the pastors I counsel.

5 Common Temptations for Leaders and Their Devotional Life That We Need to Avoid By Dan Reiland Forty years of ministry has taught me that only Jesus brings real power and the life-changing authority that makes it possible for any church to reach its potential. Yet we often lead with less than that full power.

5 Expectations Jesus has of His Church By Dan Reiland Jesus said He would build His church, but He chose to do that through us. It’s a divine partnership. His purpose and power, our calling and responsibility. I often marvel at the fact that Jesus chose us, but I can see how it works. The