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Chuck Lawless

@Clawlessjr

husband of Pam; Dean of Doctoral Studies and VP for Spiritual Formation, SEBTS; church consultant

 Wake Forest, NC
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Joined September 2008
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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today chucklawless.com/2026/11/an-… via @clawlessjr
An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

2 Timothy 4:1-2 “I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in …

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12 Reasons Many Church Leaders Don’t Disciple the Way Jesus Did chucklawless.com/2026/11/12-… via @clawlessjr
12 Reasons Many Church Leaders Don’t Disciple the Way Jesus Did

12 Reasons Many Church Leaders Don’t Disciple the Way Jesus Did

Jesus preached to the crowds, but He invested in the few: 12 disciples overall, three with whom He spent more time (Peter, James, and John), and perhaps one with whom He spent even more time (Peter…

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Pastor: 12 Reasons We are Thankful for You chucklawless.com/2026/10/pas… via @clawlessjr
Pastor: 12 Reasons We are Thankful for You

Pastor: 12 Reasons We are Thankful for You

Today, I want to honor those God-called shepherds who’ve inspired and encouraged me for more than fifty years. As I think of these leaders, here’s what comes to mind:  Thank you, pastor, for y…

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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today chucklawless.com/2026/10/an-… via @clawlessjr
An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

Psalm 9:1-2 I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works.I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. You know what you are privile…

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12 Reflections on Christian Leadership chucklawless.com/2026/10/12-… via @clawlessjr

12 Reflections on Christian Leadership

I do not claim to be a great leader. I realize I still have much room for growth, despite almost forty years in full-time ministry. The best I can say is I’m a leader who has learned, and who conti…

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12 Waysto Deal with Criticism chucklawless.com/2026/06/12-… via @clawlessjr
12 Waysto Deal with Criticism

12 Waysto Deal with Criticism

I don’t like criticism. I don’t like it when someone negatively critiques my sermon, my blogs, my teaching, or anything else. I want to be humble and teachable, but I still struggle every time crit…

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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today chucklawless.com/2026/10/an-… via @clawlessjr
An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

Psalm 28:6-7 Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard the sound of my pleading.The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give …

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10 Marks of a Good Staff Meeting chucklawless.com/2026/10/10-… via @clawlessjr
10 Marks of a Good Staff Meeting

10 Marks of a Good Staff Meeting

Over the years, I’ve been in a lot of staff meetings in different organizations, some were really good experiences and others were a mess.

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7 Problems in Unhealthy Small Groups chucklawless.com/2026/10/7-p…
7 Problems in Unhealthy Small Groups

7 Problems in Unhealthy Small Groups

Small groups are essential to the health of a church yet numerous problems can exist in church small groups.

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14 Miracles I’ve Seen as a Pastor chucklawless.com/2026/10/14-… via @clawlessjr
14 Miracles I’ve Seen as a Pastor

14 Miracles I’ve Seen as a Pastor

Let me open my heart a minute. I’m praying and asking God to change the heart of a great friend, and sometimes I have to work hard at trusting and believing. When I do, it’s helpful for me to remem…

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10 Ways for Church Leaders to Lose the Trust of Other Believers   chucklawless.com/2026/10/10-… via @clawlessjr
10 Ways for Church Leaders to Lose the Trust of Other Believers

10 Ways for Church Leaders to Lose the Trust of Other Believers  

I spend a lot of time with pastors and church members—and I’m often an ear for them when they’re hurting or angry. Particularly, I often hear when church folks no longer trust their leaders. Be awa…

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Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands chucklawless.com/2026/10/whe… via @clawlessjr
Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands

Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands

You might have been there, or you might be there now. Someone you love has gone astray from God. You want to help fix the problem, but the situation somehow makes that impossible. You are being str…

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Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month chucklawless.com/2026/10/ann… via @clawlessjr
Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

I update and publish this list each year so you and your church can consider ways to show your gratitude to your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month:  Give your pastor and his family a wee…

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Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands chucklawless.com/2026/10/whe… via @clawlessjr
Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands

Hope When You Have to Just Leave Someone You Love in the Lord’s Hands

You might have been there, or you might be there now. Someone you love has gone astray from God. You want to help fix the problem, but the situation somehow makes that impossible. You are being str…

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Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month chucklawless.com/2026/10/ann… via @clawlessjr
Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

I update and publish this list each year so you and your church can consider ways to show your gratitude to your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month:  Give your pastor and his family a wee…

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Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month chucklawless.com/2026/10/ann… via @clawlessjr
Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

Annual post: 32 Ways to Honor Your Pastor for Pastor Appreciation Month

I update and publish this list each year so you and your church can consider ways to show your gratitude to your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month:  Give your pastor and his family a wee…

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Some Brief Thoughts on Prayer and the Great Commission chucklawless.com/2026/10/bri… via @clawlessjr
Some Brief Thoughts on Prayer and the Great Commission

Some Brief Thoughts on Prayer and the Great Commission

I have never met a church leader who would say that prayer is unimportant, nor have I ever heard a congregation affirm a similar statement. I have, though, worked with many churches who practically…

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15 “How To’s” Pastors Wish Someone Had Taught Them chucklawless.com/2026/09/15-… via @clawlessjr
15 “How To’s” Pastors Wish Someone Had Taught Them

15 “How To’s” Pastors Wish Someone Had Taught Them

I’ve taught seminary students now for 30+ years, and I’ve worked with hundreds of graduates in doctoral programs or local church events. I always want to know what leadership issues pastors wish so…

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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today chucklawless.com/2026/09/an-… via @clawlessjr
An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today

Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, an…

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Why Some People Won’t Come to Church This Weekend chucklawless.com/2026/09/why… via @clawlessjr
Why Some People Won’t Come to Church This Weekend

Why Some People Won’t Come to Church This Weekend

In my consulting work, we often ask church members to interview unchurched friends and neighbors to find out why they’re not going to church. Here are some of the most common responses w…

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