Articles for Pastors

Run 4 Experiments This Summer to Help Find Changes in the Church This Fall

Summer Church Experiments - Rather than looking for the “perfect” strategy for your church, it’s better to consider your practices as a series of experiments with changes in the church and then watch the results.

3 Factors for Leading Into The Future — Beyond COVID

Right now, we’re in-between pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19. What if God is using this time to prepare us for greater impact and purpose?

Pastoring: The Gloriously Grueling Gift

my assessment of the current experience of pastoring is consistent with what I have heard from others: Pastoring is hard.

Does Social Media Burden You With the Weight of the World?

I was envious of the freedom they were evidently experiencing. They were not carrying the weight of the world, burdens they did not need to carry.

The Altar: A Meeting Place With God

Are you in a period of no “altars” or “sacrifices” to the Lord? Has your slavery to sin kept you from drawing near to God?

Longing for a Father: A Story About David Cassidy

David Cassidy longed to be known and accepted by his earthly father. It doesn't appear he was granted either of those things. Perhaps a relationship with the heavenly Father could have saved him the heartache he suffered.

Two Scary Reasons Church People Aren’t Coming Back to Church

As the pandemic wanes, people aren't coming back to church. As far as I can tell, they divide into two separate categories.

3 Marks of Humility in Leadership

We tend to despise pride in others and we recognize its destructive power. The Scripture teaches us that pride goes before destruction and haughty...