Pastors

6 Ways the Team Reflects the Leader

Based on my observation of teams with different leaders, here are six ways the team reflects the leader

Making the Hard Decision in Spite of Potential Criticism

There are business, nonprofit, and church leaders who at this moment have one major obstacle standing between them and success: The inability to make a hard decision.

5 Ways To Guard Against Sexual Sin

Any preachers who say they never struggle with lust struggle with lying.

5 Physical Ways Pastors Prepare for Sunday

What do you do to prepare for Sundays? What good preparation habits do you recognize in your preacher?

The Unavoidable Tension of Technology

On the one hand, digital technology promises the church greater reach than at any other time in human history. On the other hand, there are understandable reasons to hesitate to use it.

Have We Lost the Thread of God’s Grace?

Religious traditions aren’t all bad. It’s important, even necessary, to respect our past. But religious traditions can go wrong. The biggest danger is this: Our traditions are always at risk of having lost the thread of the grace of God.

The Most Dangerous Sentence You’ll Hear in Ministry

“I wish my husband was more like you.” -- This is the most dangerous sentence I have heard (in one form or another) multiple times throughout my ministry.

R.C. Sproul: Zeal Without Knowledge

Many people are surprised, and some are shocked, when they hear of my involvement in the charismatic movement years ago.