Pastors

Discouraged by the worldliness of even seminary board members, James Faris (1791-1855) wrote his wife to pray for their son. This letter is a needed encouragement for all young mothers.

You only get one opportunity to leave a good impression and help first-time guests feel special. Here are 10 ways you can help first-time guests feel so special that they want to return. 

The world is full of tragedy, pain, and evil. Yet what we learn from the story of Joseph is that we serve a God who is able to bring good out of evil.

There are certain attitudes, postures, and behaviors that capture God's attention. He stops the course of time and history and bends low to the affairs of men.

Job satisfaction—to say nothing of missional effectiveness—results from knowing your pastoral leadership style and thriving in it. Do you know where you fit into the mission? 

I recently visited a church who prides themselves in always doing their praise sets after the sermon. Unless it's a praise and worship sermon, here's why the order matters.

"As I have traveled the world, I have yet to find an invitational church," says Michael Harvey.

When we talk about hope in everyday language we are really talking about our insecurities: who knows how things will really work out? Biblically, however, abiding hope is one of our greatest needs.