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Charles Stone

About Charles Stone

Charles Stone is the pastor of West Park Church in Canada. Charles is passionate about the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and Biblical truth. Charles is the author of numerous articles and a handful of books, including Holy Noticing. He and his wife have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Where There Is No Vision . . .

January 31, 2023 by Charles Stone Articles, Leadership

where there is no vision

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” might well be translated, “Where there is no sense of God’s revelation – His Word – people run wild.”

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6 Ways to Build Community Among Your Leaders

January 24, 2023 by Charles Stone Articles, Teams

build-community

God created us to live and work in community. The more community we experience, the stronger our teams. Highly productive teams often exude strong personal bonds and work in an atmosphere that fosters community. Good leaders understand the importance of community and actively seek to build it among their teams. Consider these six ways to…

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4 Problems in Setting Boundaries in Ministry

January 12, 2023 by Charles Stone Articles, Leadership

boundaries in ministry

Essentially a boundary for a ministry leader or a pastor is like a property line around your yard, only in this case that yard is your soul.

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9 Secrets of Great Communicators

November 28, 2022 by Charles Stone Articles, Leadership

great communicators

Great leaders are great communicators. Communication certainly includes making a great speech, or for pastors, delivering a compelling sermon.

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How to Defeat Discouragement

November 4, 2022 by Charles Stone Articles, Balance

Somebody once said there are two things in life we can’t avoid, taxes and death. I’d like to add a third, discouragement. Church leader or not, you will face it. It’s an inevitable part of life. Here’s how I’ve learned to defeat discouragement. Some time back discouragement hit me like a ton of bricks one week. It all…

4 Ways to Improve Focus for Sermon Preparation

November 1, 2022 by Charles Stone Articles, Preaching

sermon preparation

Sermon preparation is like delivering a baby each week and then on Monday realizing you are expecting again. It’s hard work and takes time.

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