Articles for Pastors
7 Encouragements for Leaders Who Worry
If you don't experience leadership stress, you may not be a conscientious leader. But at the same time, true leaders learn how to manage it.
Articles for Pastors
We Are on the Same Team
Comparing yourself to others is a zero sum endeavor. It isn’t fair to you, them or the Kingdom, and it's a great way to ensure God’s blessing is removed from your ministry.
Administration
Behind on Your Church’s Budget: 7 Steps to Get Back on Track
Some churches will meet and exceed their budgets this year. But there are far more churches (maybe yours?) who will “just get by” or who won’t reach their church budget this year.
Articles for Pastors
How to Write a Sermon (Based on 38 Years of Preaching and 2,000+ Sermons)
Here are a few things I have learned in the past 38 years on how to write a sermon.
Articles for Pastors
Do the Gospels Contradict Themselves? Is the Bible Reliable?
A consequence of having four records of the same life is that there are many overlapping sections among accounts and many opportunities for narratives to differ from each other. This fact has some people asking "Is the Bible reliable?"
Articles for Pastors
No, Jesus Is Not “re-sacrificed” at the Catholic Mass
Have you ever heard someone say that “Catholics believe they are re-sacrificing Jesus” in the Catholic Mass?
Articles for Pastors
Poor Bible Interpretation Lets Us “Believe” the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says
In order to delight and meditate on the law of the Lord, we must understand correctly what Scripture actually says. So how is our Bible interpretation?
Articles for Pastors
5 Thought Patterns That Hurt Your Leadership
If you’re aware of what they are, you’re much less likely to fall into one of these traps of hurtful and unproductive thought patterns.