LeaderPastor

While the church can be described and defined as an organization, it can also be described as an organism. In 1 Corinthians 12, the apostle Paul illustrates the church as a living, breathing human body. In many ways, it's the truer definition.  In 1 Peter 2:5, Peter writes,  "And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God." Scripture calls the church, the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:26-27). She is a living entity and has a pulse that vibrates throughout her ministry. Sometimes this pulse can be felt by how things are performing; other times metrics and numbers can reveal a strong or weak pulse. As pastor, it is important to conduct pulse checks in the areas that drive ministry and impact. This doesn't mean being involved with everything or being a part of every conversation; it simply means being health conscience of...

Welcome to LeaderPastor! My name is Chad Hunt. I am the lead pastor at Victory Hill Church and a ministry consultant with The Unstuck Group . I am excited to start this brand new blog entitled, LeaderPastor. The purpose of this blog is to create content and best practices to help lead pastors (or maybe your term is senior pastor) lead their church beyond where they are today. As a pastor, you have been called to lead the greatest mission on the planet! And in order to do that well, you have to make sure that you grow you. What does that mean? It means this.    At some point, lead pastors must become leader pastors. Not every  lead pastor is a  leader pastor. There is a difference.  This is one of the reasons approximately 80% of churches in the United States have less than 100 people attending each weekend. And what's even more troubling, these churches aren't seeing new people meet Jesus. Discipleship simply isn't happening. While there is a long list of thin...