Articles for Pastors
How Pastors Should Talk About Giving in the Current Crisis
We are in “an opportunity season to find new, creative ways to be generous,” says Brad Formsma. There are plenty of ways pastors can encourage churchgoers to be generous, even if they don't have money to give.
Articles for Pastors
9 Evidences That We Preachers Have Made Preaching an Idol
My lack of preaching opportunities during the current COVID-19 threat has forced me to evaluate my own heart. Thus, the remaining evidences of preaching idolatry are my own suggestions.
Articles for Pastors
Bigger Fixes Nothing
Being small does not mean that something is broken. But if something is broken, you can’t fix it by making it bigger. Bigger fixes nothing.
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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...
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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.
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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.
