Articles for Pastors

Using the parable of the bridesmaids Jesus Himself instructed us to “keep awake” and be aware of the signs of the times.

The convenient excuses are usually big picture things: "The church is full of hypocrites,” I protested. It allowed me to remain in isolation. I thought they were convenient excuses, merely to get my way, but God wasn't buying them.

Less than one-third of American Protestant churches have these monthly meetings. That is an incredible decline hardly noted by many pundits.

A group of church leaders are striving to make an “official” decision, but the discussions move beyond the official discussion to the parking lot.

I asked a psychologist to help me create some rules for talking in our staff meetings. I call them conversational ethics. Here are our seven guideline for great staff meetings..

Compromised churches, of which there are many, usually don’t even realize they’re on the slippery slope of serious error when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues.

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.