Pastors

What is a disciple? Dallas Willard provided one of the finest explanations I have ever seen: “A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.”

Under the notion of exposing "pastoral abuse," well-meaning believers may begin to fall into the snare of "pastor abuse." As one pastor recently observed: "For all the prominent 'pastoral abuse' cases," he said "I hear far more about abusive congregations who chew up pastors."

New polling from Gallup found that belief in God has dropped sharply.

Before we can sing God's song, we must fill our lungs with grace.

In this conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Sharon Hodde Miller. They discuss our cravings for control and look at healthy ways to avoid anxiety, broken relationships, and even pastor burnout. @pastorserve

As someone who has been on a church staff for several separate capital campaigns, here are four general characteristics I’ve observed when they go really well.

One of my greatest early failures leading our team was hiring people that were just like me. For years, I assumed I should hire people I liked, so I hired outgoing, creative, people-oriented employees – essentially, people just like me.

If you think the culture in America is bad, be grateful you don’t live in Nineveh during the days of Jonah. Here are three things we can learn from that story of a culture gone wrong.