Pastors

What Hosea Tells Us About the Lord’s Supper

It's true the Lord's supper hadn't happened when the book of Hosea was penned, but it still has something profound to say about it.

Become a More Positive Person Overnight With These Three Practices

Positive thinking really boils down to expressing gratitude.

Discipling Your Staff: A Step-by-Step Strategy

The challenge with discipleship is that everyone has their own idea of what it is. What you think of, when you think of discipleship, will inevitably skew the way you practice it.

The Profound Message Behind Daniel’s Visions and Interpretations

The book of Daniel offers hope that should motivate faithfulness.

Five Reasons Long-Term Pastorates Fail

Longer-term pastors must be highly intentional to learn about the world outside their own churches.

How the Mechanistic Church Replaces the Work of God

When church members cease “giving all diligence” to living out the Christian life), they sometimes start looking for the local church to live the Christian life for them. They adopt a mechanistic view of the role of the church in their lives.

What Role Can Satan and Demons Have in the Life of a Believer?

This is reality, not myth—we are actually being watched, hovered over and whispered to, not only by God and righteous angels, but also by fallen angels, demons. This is the nature of spiritual warfare.

4 Leadership Lessons From Jesus

We have much to learn from the character of Jesus, including how to be a good leader.