Articles for Pastors

Creating an Unforgettable Résumé for Lead Pastor Openings

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.

These 3 Elements Should Be in Every Funeral Sermon

The important truths to emphasize in every funeral sermon.

Confessions of a Pastor: I Hate Fasting

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.

The Characters of Easter: Judas, Gospel Preacher

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.

Trust the God Who Provides (Not the Means He Uses)

God has more than one way of supplying what you need. When one means of supply dries up, God will provide another. What we learn here is to trust the God who provides, not His means of supply.

Stop Multitasking —It Makes you Dumber

If you get sucked into multitasking, consider these 4 ways to fight against the tendency.

God Heard. God Remembered. God Saw. God Knew

Some passages grab me every time. Exodus 2:24-25 is one of them: “And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel — and God knew.” (Exodus 2:24-25)

Five Moves Churches Are Making in the Second COVID Spike

Many areas are seeing a COVID spike a second time, some even greater than the first spike. We have been communicating with hundreds of pastors each week who contact Church Answers with questions and information.