Pastors

Can the Pastor Refuse To Do a Religious Task and Still Be a Servant?

What is the job of the pastor? Do the directives come from the people or from another quarter? Some questions are easy to answer in theory, but more difficult in practice.

‘I’m Mainly a Christian so I Don’t Go to Hell…’

Too often, the gospel is presented as a golden ticket on a one-way train to heaven for a bunch of undeserving sinners. But the Bible is far less myopic than we often make it.

Contentment Turns All It Touches to Gold

"Content is the philosopher's stone which turns all it touches into gold; happy is he who has found it. Content is more than a kingdom, it is another word for happiness." (C. H. Spurgeon)

5 Ways Preachers Blow It During the Invitation

What is the invitation I’m referring to? The Gospel invitation! It’s the moment when a preacher invites unbelievers to believe and the lost to be saved.

Loneliness in the Church – 8 Reasons Why

As I read about an “epidemic of loneliness" in North America, I was reminded that even believers are susceptible to this problem: loneliness in the church.

5 Church Trends That Deserve Our Attention

How is your church adjusting to new church trends?

When Churches Want a Pastor Who Can “Bring in Young Families”

"We need to call a Pastor who knows how to shift congregational culture."

R.C. Sproul: Explaining Anomalies

Unbelievers often allege that the Bible is full of contradictions. However, the vast majority of supposed “contradictions” in Scripture are relatively easy to reconcile.