Pastors

Think the “Equality Act” Will Spare Churches and Religious Schools? Think Again

But if the “Equality Act” is passed – which President Biden has promised to push for in the first 100 days of his administration – not even churches and religious schools will be safe from the government’s reach.

Story of Holy Week for Kids as Told by Two Children

Just try not smiling as you watch it...just you try.

How Pleading Sexual Addiction Protects Evangelical Men

Even though evangelical men are far less likely to be frequent porn viewers compared to non-evangelical men, roughly 30% of evangelical men consider themselves “addicted to pornography,” nearly one-third more than their non-evangelical counterparts.

12 Sticky Issues Facing Pastors’ Wives

Viewing pastors wives as a “second-class” citizen is hurtful, not to mention sinful. There are no easy answers other than loving them strongly and caring deeply for them—being sensitive to the pressures they are also experiencing being in the ministry.

Why We Desperately Need Race-Conscious Discipleship

With more than 12,000 signatures, and pastors from small congregations to nationally recognized ones preaching about the rise in violence against Asian Americans, I believed the church could potentially help prevent some of the incidents we would see.

Piper and Lee on How to Have Peace When Your Unsaved Loved Ones Die

How can you have peace when your unsaved loved ones die? This is a question that John Piper and Trip Lee explored in a recent episode of The Gospel Coalition Q&A.

Esau McCaulley – Black Christian Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Racism

"Being a co-belligerent in the struggle for justice does not mean collapsing all Asian problems into Black ones or ignoring the tensions that exist between Black and Asian communities."

Unity, Purity, and Civility

Pastoring a church today is challenging on many fronts.  One of those fronts is navigating the biblical call for maintaining both unity and purity in the local and global church.