Pastors

What is the role of a pastor when he's not preaching? The pastor wears many hats. Some of them of which you may not even be aware.

Bad books are poor companions; good books are great friends. The fact is, we will inevitably adopt the morality of the books we read (as well as the magazines, music, Internet sites, and conversations we consume).

There is a massive difference between a critical mind and a critical spirit. The former builds up; the latter tears down.

A number of recent reports have shown that social media is having extremely negative effects on our society. We need to learn new ways of discipling our church members in the age of Facebook.

I’m convinced that it’s time for God’s people to rise up and advance God’s Kingdom. Far too much tread is burned on political efforts and arguments among God’s people.

They have a vibrant and consistent prayer life, even though you’ve never seen their private prayers. And you wish your relationship with God was more like theirs. That kind of prayer for men is available toi us all.

Something’s driving your church. There are good ways to run a church and there are bad ways to run a church . . . the challenge for many church leaders is no one is really quite clear on what that is.

In a day when almost every church would say they want to reach the unchurched, why isn’t it happening more often? Why are churches better known for their rhetoric about reaching the unchurched than the reality of actually doing it?