Pastors

So what are you looking for? Certainly gifts and abilities are a factor, but second only to character. And what are we looking for in terms of character?

Though we may never know what Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was, this seems to be a reasonable explanation for it...

If our calendar is consistently crammed, with little-to-no white space to be found, we’re probably running on emotional fumes.

70 percent of churches are subtracting/declining or plateauing. Only 30 percent are adding/growing based on Exponential’s categorization of churches which is defined above.

How to help your people say, “This day is very bad, but You are good” when struck by tragedy.

If we are unable to handle criticism, we may want to consider doing something different with our lives.

For many years, we have preached half the gospel by encouraging people to be saved FROM something—namely sin, wrath, damnation and eternal punishment—and neglected the fact that we’re saved for something.

It is not ultimately our personal experience that qualifies us to teach into a given situation (though it can undoubtedly help); it is our handling of the Word of God.