Pastor Blogs
What To Know If Your Hard Work And Effort Are Unappreciated
Are you frustrated currently? Are you giving everything you’ve got to your family, your career, your craft, or your community and no one seems to...
Pastor Blogs
Be Born Pregnant: Viral Churches, Part 7
I've been in a series of articles about how Christians, by thinking differently, can see a Church Multiplication Movement here in the West--those parts...
Articles for Pastors
Charles Spurgeon on the Entertainment-Driven Church
Believe it or not, Charles Spurgeon has many relevant insights for us about entertainment in church. Even though he lived in the 19th century, his day mirrors our day. And he recognized the dangers of the entertainment-driven church.
Articles for Pastors
What Are the Responsibilities of Church Members?
What are the responsibilities of church membership? In an individualistic and consumeristic culture, the very notion that church members bear significant responsibilities comes as a surprise to some Christians.
Articles for Pastors
Keeping Desire and Temptation in Their Place
The ancient church sorted through the Trinitarian debate by clarifying the distinction between "essence" and "person." Likewise, the Reformation haggled over the proper meaning of "righteousness" and "justification." And today we need to distinguish between desire and temptation.
Articles for Pastors
When Old, They’ll Still Bear Fruit
Last month, my extended family and I sat with my dying grandmother over her final days. In the waning hours of her life, we...
Articles for Pastors
A Shining Example of Pastoral Ministry During the Yellow Fever Epidemic
In the midst of the current worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, an account about the pastoral ministry of B.M. Palmer in the midst of a yellow fever epidemic came to mind. Yellow fever is extremely contagious and far more deadly than Covid-19.
Christian News
Francis Chan: People Need to Know Why We Have No Fear of Death
Christians should not allow fear to rob them of love, joy or peace, says Francis Chan. In fact, because of what Jesus has done for us, we can have no fear of anything, not even death.
