The most evangelistic person in a church may not be the senior pastor. In many churches there is a lay leader who has a heart for lost people and is effective in reaching people for Christ. Ephesians 4:11-12 tells us that these evangelistic leaders are a gift from God to a local church. Paul wroteContinue reading “Honoring the Evangelists Among You”
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Setting Five-Year Goals
Tech leader Bill Gates is often quoted as saying, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.” The same could be said about five-year goals. Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar was known for saying, “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” Continue reading “Setting Five-Year Goals”
Your Best Leadership Advice
I remember hearing Paul Chitwood pass along leadership advice he had received from General Colin Powell, who advised leaders to do their job, take care of their troops and not worry about their next job. That is great advice for all leaders. Another tidbit of leadership advice involved Kentucky Baptist associational leader Rick Reeder andContinue reading “Your Best Leadership Advice”
Stay Faithful to the End
Short-timer’s syndrome, according to one online definition is “a psychological and behavioral state where a person loses motivation, focus, or emotional investment in their current role as their departure date approaches.” Short-timer’s syndrome can be the malady of a pastor or ministry leader as one prepares to transition to a new role, or as retirementContinue reading “Stay Faithful to the End ”
Know Yourself to Lead Yourself
I have heard it said that the most difficult person you will ever lead is yourself. I think that is generally true for a number of reasons. We tend to be very gracious with ourselves in terms of deadlines, self-pity, mistakes and weaknesses, and we may also underestimate our weaknesses and overestimate our strengths. Most of us are not very objective about ourselves and benefit fromContinue reading “Know Yourself to Lead Yourself”
Mobilizing Your Church’s Voice
Kentucky Baptists make up the largest protestant denomination in Kentucky, even though technically we are not a denomination. There are more than 500,000 members in the 2,300 Kentucky Baptist churches across our state. Last year those churches gave more than $33 million to Kentucky and Southern Baptist ministry and mission causes and baptized more than 11,000 people. That kind of impact year after year has made, and continues to make, a gospel differenceContinue reading “Mobilizing Your Church’s Voice”
Attend KBC Faith and Public Policy Forum
There are at least two schools of thought when it comes to the role of pastors, elders and ministry leaders being involved in shaping public policy (i.e. laws). Some believe that pastors have no voice whatsoever in the law-making process. They hold to a view of the separation of church and state that would silence faith-based voices in the public square. OthersContinue reading “Attend KBC Faith and Public Policy Forum “
Consider Going to Them
Knocking on doors in hopes of sharing the gospel has been part of my life for 35 years of ministry leadership. I learned to share the gospel at age 25 and have been involved in door-to-door evangelism since age 26. Front door evangelism is not the only way to share the gospel, but it remains one way to access many people with the hope of Christ. There are plenty ofContinue reading “Consider Going to Them”
Helpful and Respectful Feedback
I recently wrote an article summarizing my time at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. The link to that article is here. One of our faithful Kentucky Baptist pastors reached out sharing why he was unable to attend the SBC, and his reason for not going to the annual gathering of Southern Baptists highlights some of the challenges being faced by many of our Kentucky Baptists families. I found his feedback helpful and thoughtContinue reading “Helpful and Respectful Feedback”
Lectio Divina
One of the most important parts of my daily routine is time with the Lord in His word and prayer. For all of my adult life I have been an early riser — greeting each morning with a cup of coffee, a journal, a Bible and prayer. This daily discipline stems from the pattern of Jesus in Mark 1:35. That verse says about Christ, “And rising very earlyContinue reading “Lectio Divina”
