Articles for 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.
Articles for Pastors
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.
Articles for Pastors
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.
Articles for Pastors
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.
Articles for Pastors
8 Signs You’re Leading on the Defensive
Check these markers of leading on the defensive, and see if any characterize you.
Articles for Pastors
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.
Articles for Pastors
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.
Articles for Pastors
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.