Articles for Pastors

Forgiving people and asking for forgiveness is tough work. But forgiveness is to the leader what oxygen is to the lungs.

Do you want to develop a more powerful prayer life? An old saint shared with me 12 prayer principles from the life of Jesus Christ, and it made a huge difference in my personal prayer time.

Your wife needs these 10 things but she won't tell you about them. If you’ve ever thought, “I just can’t figure her out” maybe this post can be a launching pad to deeper conversations with your spouse.

Have you ever considered this Christmas passage from Luke as a guide to leadership lessons from Mary, the mother of Jesus? Read through the account of the angel's visit to Mary—see if you can't discover something about how God calls us to leadership.

The prayers of Paul for God's people are a fascinating study. It's interesting to observe the requests Paul makes because he is very focused on people's hearts and minds being conformed to Christ.

Having encouraged hundreds of people over the years, I have discovered 10 great ways to give people hope. You need all 10 emotions in your “bag of hope” if you’re going to be effective.

If you aspire to ministry, there are things a pastor should not do. Don’t be stupid. Decide now to avoid these obvious pitfalls.

"I am not groveling in self-pity. I tell this in the hope that younger ministers will see themselves in this and not make the mistakes I did."