Pastors

How I Found My Pastoral Priorities

In my first several years of pastoral ministry, I asked myself “What should I be doing?” more often than I can count.

Jesus Didn’t Look Down on the Workplace—Neither Should We

What marketplace ministry can teach us about the Kingdom and what the Kingdom can teach marketplace ministry.

Six Reasons Your New Member Class Is Not Effective

An effective new member class is a gift. It provides front-end assimilation. It gets people involved in ministry. It moves them to groups and to wise stewardship.

The Lord Takes His Churches to the Woodshed – Seven Churches of Asia Minor

While it’s true that the Lord chastens whom He loves, it is not true that those who receive the chastening appreciate it the way they should.

8 Signs You’re Leading on the Defensive

Check these markers of leading on the defensive, and see if any characterize you.

5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2019

Leaders who pretend nothing needs to change end up being the blacksmith in the era of the automobile, Sears in the age of Amazon, or Kodak in an Instagram culture.

Does Your Giving Say “Leftovers” or “Lord”?

You see, when it comes to our money, we all operate in two major categories: a “first and best” category and a “good enough” category.

The Top Viral Bible Verse Read Wrong

The reason most viral verses are going viral has little to do with the actual meaning of the verse itself.