The internet had a lot to say about Jelly Roll's divorce. Last week, the 'Son of a Sinner' singer finally set the record straight in front of a live audience.
https://churchleaders.com/news/2219171-jelly-roll-breaks-silence-on-divorce.html
Tournament on a holiday weekend. No exceptions. Sound familiar? If youth sports have started crowding out Sundays, holidays, and family time, you are not alone. There is a better way to navigate it. https://churchleaders.com/youth/youth-leaders-articles/155399-when-sports-become-god.html
Something feels off in your worship service, but you can't quite name it. These five common assumptions might be the reason your congregation is watching instead of worshiping. https://churchleaders.com/worship/worship-articles/278874-bad-ideas-worship-service-fake-rich-kirkpatrick.html
Most pastors assume trust is lost through scandal. In reality, it usually disappears through small leadership habits repeated over time. Here are 12 trust killers that may already be costing you credibility. https://churchleaders.com/pastors/2211751-build-trust-as-a-pastor.html
Alongside a new single and anniversary tour, Skillet just reached a streaming milestone no Christian artist has achieved before. https://churchleaders.com/news/2219218-skillet-monster-john-cooper-spotifiy-scream-comatose-tour.html
A person who left an abusive church at 25 may still freeze at a familiar hymn at 45. Spiritual abuse leaves marks that benign moments can reopen without warning.
https://churchleaders.com/pastors/2218741-spiritual-abuse-church-hurt-recovery.html
Most churches do not collapse because of a scandal. They decline one sentence at a time.
https://churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/310599-7-deadly-statements-church-members-thom-rainer.html
'I love the sinner, I just hate the sin' rarely sounds like love. Sometimes it sounds like contempt with a Bible verse stapled to it. Here's the test that tells the difference. https://churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/391266-10-big-things-jesus-said-which-we-keep-forgetting.html
One victim says the former pastor told him sexual acts would provide the 'covering of Jesus' and protect him from evil. The 66-year-old will now spend the rest of his life behind bars. https://churchleaders.com/news/2219178-terry-reed-80-years.html
Carrie Underwood has never been quiet about her faith, and her latest post pairs love of country with gratitude to God just weeks before America turns 250. https://churchleaders.com/news/2219185-carrie-underwood-gratitude-god-love-country.html
