Pastors

Believers more than anyone else ought to have the most robust and healthiest understanding of Christian friendship, including, or especially, friendship between men and women, says Karen Swallow Prior.

We have to work hard to understand the messages and stories of the Old Testament and to relate them to our skeptical friends. But here's why we need it.

As a leader, you can never escape the reality of authority and its reflection on your character.

I think the typical pastor's wife is dead. You know, that woman who had it all together, never seemed to struggle, played the piano, attended every event and met everyone's expectations ... although she could have had some help with her wardrobe.

During many years as a consultant to churches, one of the most frustrating challenges I’ve discovered within Christian organizations is an overemphasis on loyalty, oftentimes to the detriment of expertise.

Every leader hates growth barriers. The Internet is full of suggestions on breaking through barriers. Some of these articles, blogs, and books are good. But too...

Prosperity theology says that God’s plan is always for us to be wealthy. But Jesus, who didn’t even have a place to lay His head and who owned nothing but a robe and sandals, clearly didn’t live a money- and possessions-centered life. Surely that’s not what He wants for us either.

Part of the Great Commission Jesus gave His church of going into all the world and making disciples, is the assignment to, “Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you…”