Pastors

What Real Rest Looks Like for a Pastor

It’s really doing less to allow time and space to become more.

How Pastors Can Beat Burnout

There’s an epidemic that runs rampant in our success-driven culture. It respects no person and strikes even in ministry settings. It’s called “burnout.” There are a number...

8 Questions the Early Church Might Ask Our Churches

I think often of the dramatic, radical faith of the early church. Then, I spend a lot of time in churches in North America whose faith, frankly, seems weak.

Why Church Leadership Is Such a Crazy Emotional Roller Coaster

Why is ministry and church leadership so emotional for so many?

Preaching With the Expectation of a Miracle

How often do you anticipate miracles when you are preaching? No, I’m not referring to signs and wonders, but I’m talking about something much bigger than speaking in tongues and the healing of a blind man.

Start Writing, Pastor: The Three Most Important Steps Are Also the Hardest!

It seems like every pastor dreams of a time when he or she can start writing. Here's how to stop dreaming and start writing.

Imagine That: The Power of Imaginative Bible Study

God has given us a powerful tool in our imagination to see the Bible with fresh eyes.