10 Questions for Leaders to Ask Each Week
At the seminary where I teach, we always do end-of-the-academic year faculty evaluations. Annual evaluations like these are helpful […]
10 Questions for Leaders to Ask Each Week
At the seminary where I teach, we always do end-of-the-academic year faculty evaluations. Annual evaluations like these are helpful […]
8 Christmas Gifts I’d Love to Give to Church Pastoral Staffs
I’ve been blessed to work with several pastoral staffs, and I’ve enjoyed every one of them. In fact, […]
The Pastor’s Day Off: Monday? Friday? Another day?
Over the years, I’ve talked with pastors about the importance of taking a day off (though I’m still […]
10 Suggestions for Telling the Christmas Story this Year
Any of us who teach and preach will likely have opportunities to tell the Christmas story over the […]
6 Ways to Celebrate Christmas in the Midst of Holiday Craziness
I didn’t always enjoy the Christmas season as a pastor. I loved telling the story of the Christ […]
15 Thoughts to Consider if Your Church is Having a Christmas Eve Service
Because questions about a Christmas Eve service come up every year, here are my thoughts to consider if […]
10 Things to Do When It’s Hard to be Thankful for Your Church
I wish I had no reason to write this post, but I know it fits somebody today. Sometimes, […]
10 Reasons Even this Professor of Evangelism Struggles Doing Evangelism
I’m a professor of evangelism, but that doesn’t mean I find evangelism easy to do. I know that […]
10 Ways to Start the Day Well for God
I’ll be honest – I’m faithful to read and pray each day, but I don’t have a set […]
5 Reasons I Need to Share My Burdens More with Other Believers
I am by nature a loner, and I tend not to share my burdens readily. Sometimes it just […]
10 Reasons Long-Term Pastorates Matter
Just this week, I had a conversation with an aspiring pastor asking about the importance of pastors staying […]
The Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership | Chuck Lawless
Dr. Chuck Lawless, Director of the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership, shares about our mission at the […]
8 Things We Must Not Take for Granted as We Start a New Week
You, like I, probably already have your week planned. It’s likely to be busy, I suspect. In the […]
10 Characteristics of the Best Second-Chair Leaders I’ve Known
It’s not always easy to be a second-chair leader, especially when you want to lead but aren’t in […]
10 Reasons You Should Not Do Ministry Alone
I know this post proposes a ministry lifestyle that is difficult to establish and maintain, but I state […]
Episode 69: Pastors and an Intro to Seminary (with Chuck Lawless)
Dr. Chuck Lawless is back again! This week, he joins Ronjour and Brandon to help kick off our brand new series on theological education! Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring Southeastern faculty, students, and alumni to help discuss some of the major topics discussed in seminary.
Episode 68: Pastors and Spiritual Warfare (with Chuck Lawless)
Ronjour and Brandon talk pastors and spiritual warfare with Dr. Chuck Lawless (VP of Spiritual Formation at Southeastern).
6 Reasons All of Us, No Matter How Old We Are, Need an Older Mentor
The older I get, the more I recognize that accomplishing what this title suggests is not easy. Eventually, we become one of the very old—and the number of faithful Christ-followers older than we are becomes increasingly hard to find. Nevertheless, I think we should try.
Episode 40: Pastors and Evangelism (with Chuck Lawless)
In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and evangelism with Dr. Chuck Lawless (Dean of Doctoral Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary).
Panel Discussion on Missions
Dr. Jim Shaddix leads a panel discussion on missions with Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dr. Scott Hildreth, and Andy Johnson (Capitol Hill Baptist Church).
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