Chuck Lawless

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  Oct 18, 2019

  10 signs your church staff is working well together

  Occasionally over the last few years, I’ve spent time with a church staff that seemed really happy together. Here are some characteristics that mark those teams:

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  Oct 9, 2019

  5 documents that say something about your church

  We can learn a lot about a church by reviewing its written documents. I encourage you to evaluate your own congregation based on these documents.

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  Sep 28, 2019

  10 fears for the American Church

  I spend a lot of time on the mission field working with missionaries. I LOVE the local church wherever it is, but I fear more for the American church every time I go overseas. Here are some of my fears:

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  Sep 15, 2019

  7 things we can learn from attractional churches

  The debate between being an attractional or missional church continues. I’m not a fan of a church that is ONLY attractional, but I do think we can learn some things from the attractional approach:

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  Jan 14, 2016

  10 Steps to Win Over Pornography

  We've now finished another year — a year of victory for some and defeat for others. Like every year for the past several years, I watched in 2015 as more church leaders fell into the trap of pornography.

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  Dec 21, 2015

  8 Christmas Truths for Church Leaders

  The Christmas season is one of the busiest seasons of the year for church leaders. In fact, it can be exhausting.

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  Dec 14, 2015

  8 Characteristics of Evangelistic Pastors

  For years, I've kept a running list of characteristics of pastors who lead effective evangelistic churches (that is, churches that are reaching non-believers rather than simply reaching other church members). Below are several of those characteristics.

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  Dec 9, 2015

  8 Reasons Pastors Struggle During the Christmas Season

  Last Easter, I wrote a post about "11 Reasons Pastors Struggle on Easter." Now, the Christmas season is upon us. Despite all the fun of this holiday, this time of year can also be difficult for pastors.

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  Dec 2, 2015

  9 Reasons Christians Don't Evangelize

  I've been a professor of evangelism for almost twenty years. Over the years, I've continually considered and asked why most believers never do evangelism. Here are nine of the reasons I've discovered, given in no particular order.

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  Nov 29, 2015

  12 Benefits Your Church Might Provide Your Pastors

  My seminary students occasionally ask me about whether a "pay package" a church offers them is adequate. I can't always answer that question easily because I don't know the church's financial state. What I do know is what I believe a church ought to provide for its pastors. Your church may not be in a position to offer all these benefits, but perhaps you could work toward providing them