Articles for Pastors

If the response to your leadership message is a blank stare, it could be that you have not yet mastered the language of leadership.

Over the years, I’ve explored the life of Jesus, and here’s what I’ve learned about his approach to loving humanity. Now I want to love people like Jesus did.

“What people need," says Karl Vaters, "is familiarity and relationships. They need to be in places that they know with people that they know and love.”

More power: we want it. Everyone from Tony Stark to Lord Voldemort wants it. They want it bad. Doc Brown’s 1.21 Gigawatts aren’t enough—somewhere in eternity Captain Kirk is still barking, “More power, Scotty.”

"I recommend that all full-time pastors and staff receive a three-month paid sabbatical every six or seven years."

Among many pastors and church leaders today there is a popular rationale that proclaiming truth is the viable alternative to rebuking false teaching. Rather than wrestling with false teachers and their heresies, they’re content to cover their eyes, plug their ears and “stay positive” in their teaching.

It’s not about the leader. Why would I say that? It's not about you because leadership is about something bigger than you. It’s bigger than any individual accomplishment.

Have you ever thought about what you want written on your tombstone? That may seem like a morbid thought to most people, but it’s...