Chuck Lawless

CP Guest Contributor

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Jul 16, 2020
The way you leave a church is more important than how you came in. Here's why.
People will remember how you leave. They’ll forget even the most miraculous works of God to bring you to the church if you leave in a negative way.
Jun 28, 2020
10 findings about church membership classes
Here's what I’ve learned about church membership classes.
May 20, 2020
6 problems in church small groups
Small groups are essential to the health of a church but they can lose purpose and direction. Here's a list of six problems to avoid when leading a church small group.
May 8, 2020
10 ways to jump start your personal evangelism
Even as a professor of evangelism, I have to continually push myself to do evangelism.
Apr 10, 2020
12 reasons why people give up on church
Most, if not all, of us know someone who attended church but then simply gave up on God’s people.
Mar 13, 2020
8 reasons why the fall of church leaders hurts so badly
Seldom does a week go by that I don’t learn about a church leader who has fallen.
Jan 28, 2020
Why Christian leaders struggle with 'dark nights of the soul'
If you read church history at all, you’ll learn that men as faithful to God as Martin Luther and Charles Spurgeon struggled with bouts of at least heaviness, if not depression.
Jan 6, 2020
10 ways to become a better leader in 2020
I want to be the best leader I can be. I know I’m not there yet, and I still have much room to grow. Here are some steps I’m taking to improve as a leader in 2020.
Dec 6, 2019
11 weak reasons to leave a church
I know there are legitimate reasons for leaving a church (e.g., the message is unbiblical, you’ve moved to another city, etc.), but too many people leave a church for the wrong reasons.
Nov 11, 2019
8 reasons long term-pastors still fail
Based on my studies of how Satan attacks leaders, here are some reasons even long-term pastors fall.