Pastors

Here are 10 things I’d want to know about your church if I were considering a new pastor role there.

If you are a true follower of Christ, you will have enemies. This isn’t a popular idea.

Can a divorced person be a deacon in his or her church? What does the Bible say about divorce? It's a little more nuanced than you might think.

In this conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye talks with Max Lucado about the amazing power, strength, purpose, and blessing of the Holy Spirit in our ministries and lives. @PastorServe

Walking in and playing maid is a fast track to resentment. Growing people where they need to be is how servant leaders love and lead their flocks.

Judge (and its sister word, judgmental) is a four-letter word--which doesn’t mean you can’t ever use it, only that it’s best to use it infrequently and only when absolutely necessary.

How do couples come to a place where something as small as a plate on the counter has them contemplating divorce? I believe it comes down to one basic reality: the little things either communicate love, or they don’t.

Dr. Dwight Riddick's remark was “Operate the church like a business? Yes, but elevate that. Operate the church like the Bible says.  Good businesses get their ideas from the Bible. If the church does good Bible, it will do good business.” That's effective church administration.