Pastors

A Tale of Two Churches: Willow Creek and Saddleback

Over the last few weeks, two of the most influential churches in America’s history (Willow Creek and Saddleback Church) have made headlines. But for very different reasons.

Celibacy Fulfills God’s Design for Sexuality as Much as Marriage Does

In the crossfire between the Christian view of marriage and sexual activity outside of God’s design is the expression of celibacy

The Narcissistic Pastor: 10 Signs That You May Be One

It seems completely antithetical, yet narcissists occupy the pulpit more often than we realize. How do you know if you're a narcissist?

How to Remain Faithful to the Teachings of Christianity in an Increasingly Hostile Culture

It’s easy to point a law-abiding finger and to expose the shameful acts within our culture. But that doesn't make a lot of sense to a secular culture.

Francis Chan: Give Up Now on Trying to Fake It as a Christian

If we fool everyone on earth into thinking we lived this great life, yet end up in hell, Chan says, what good will that do us when we get to hell?

Pastors and Churches: Surrender

A surrendered pastor and a surrendered church will experience spiritual revival. Pastor, surrender your life and ministry to God completely. Church, surrender all you are and have to God fully. 

John MacArthur: Why Preachers Must Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture

“I can’t edit God. I can’t decide what I should preach and what I shouldn’t preach."

Our Church Was Sinking…And Then, Against All Odds, It Started to Thrive

This is really a story about emergency room vs. family practice pastoral care. And the shift I needed to make before our church could thrive.