Articles for Pastors

Have you let the furnace of passion from your conversion grow cold? Or have you steadily grown in your knowledge, wisdom, and most importantly application of God’s word, cultivating spiritual maturity?

Sometimes we unintentionally hold them back by creating an unhealthy dependencies between follower and leader.

You can stop trouble before it starts or rely on prayer to protect your church.

Leading Well Starts With Your Own Life - It’s hard to maintain the integrity of your teaching, or to be taken seriously as a leader, if you’re unwilling to practice what you preach.

It's easy for a church staff to fall into "silos," where each one does their work and steers clear of other staff members. We might even do a good job within that silo, but the church deserves better. Pastors and worship leaders need to communicate, often--and with encouragement.

We live in a day of overload and overcommitment. Because of that, some now speak of the poverty of time: our inability to stop, to slow down, to process, reflect and sabbath.

Good shepherds can say to their flocks, "Follow me as I follow Christ."

We seek happiness even though joy is within reach. This is why we (especially pastors) need to know the difference between joy and happiness.