Articles for Pastors

On John Piper's "Ask Pastor John" podcast a listener asked the question, "Is there any hope that I will experience loving, godly, healthy intimacy in marriage?" after disclosing an addiction to pornographic videos that began when he was 10 years old.

I love good leaders in churches. I may read a lot of books on leadership, but I learn as much from leaders I respect as I do from books. I watch leaders. I listen to them. I try to emulate what they do well.

4 New Realities of the Changing Church - I’ve recently been on several zoom calls with different groups of pastors, and in each case, one clear trend is evident. New people, lots of new people, are beginning to attend church.

Barna Research discovered that 61% of pastors are lonely and have few close friends. The loneliest people in churches are often pastors. 

A résumé is one of the most important things God will use to bridge your present with your future. It is a bridge of creditability to those who do not know you. But it is more than that. It is also a bridge between you and your future partners in ministry, namely your future board and congregation.

The important truths to emphasize in every funeral sermon.

Fasting is a way of suffering “voluntarily,” to train yourself to not become so addicted to the gifts of God in your life that you turn them into idols.

Before Judas descended into infamy, he was a disciple of Jesus Christ, an Apostle, one of the twelve men chosen as part of Jesus’ earthly ministry.