Pastors

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…”

Everyone sees the problems with giving; here is a vision for some solutions.

Following Jesus is counter-cultural in every society, though often in different ways.

We do not have the right to call something a sin which is not forbidden by Scripture either explicitly or by strong implication. And we are not required to do something unless Scripture requires this of us.

In times of war, especially spiritual war when we are fighting a common enemy, we must lay aside our minor differences for the sake of unity in the effort to win to Christ those who don’t yet follow Him.