Articles for Pastors

An encouraging story for pastors to remain faithful in their gospel preaching

What do you do when your plans get interrupted? Fume…fuss…cuss? I tend to fume. I recall two experiences that interrupted my well laid-out plans. In the process, I also learned a few important life lessons.

We miss out on enjoying the church we get to enjoy because we long for more. As Ecclesiastes reminds us, we spend a lot of energy striving for more. Sometimes we even get it, only to discover that what we’ve grasped is like a vapor.

Talking about money is tough, but it's possible to do it well.

"Meditation makes the Word preached to profit; it works it upon the conscience. As the bee sucks the honey from the flower, so by meditation we suck out the sweetness of a truth."

My years of experience have confirmed something you probably already know: our Veterans need the Church. With that in mind, here are eight ways your church can give back and tangibly honor Veterans this year:

Pastors are like quarterbacks. Here's what we can learn from one of the greatest.

did you know that the Westminster Assembly dealt with the topic of church-size and what to do when you outgrow your building? Despite its age, the Westminster Assembly’s “Form of Presbyterial Church Government” (1645)—the lesser-known cousin of the “Westminster Confession”—provides several useful lessons for thinking through congregational size.