Articles for Pastors

Reach Postmodern People by Presenting Jesus as a Better Reality

Jesus is cleansing us and making all that is wrong with the world right again. This message resonates with the reality that postmodern people are looking for.

Why This Is the Best Time for Reinvention

Coming out of a crisis can be the best time for rebranding, rethinking, or reinvention of your organization, your career, and your life. The single most important step toward reinvention is to never allow yourself to get stuck – for any reason. 

4 Ways to Refresh When Your Soul Is Weary

Dan Reiland offers ways to refresh your soul. Thoughts that may help your current journey be a little lighter, more hopeful, and even more productive.

Do You Really Need to Give That Vision Sermon, Pastor?

For a vision sermon we work hard to script a motivational long-term picture of where the church needs to go, typically using some verses out of context to do so. Seldom is it supernatural. Rarely is it the result of extraordinary corporate prayer and fasting.

When SARS Pushed an Infectious Diseases Doctor Toward God

Stories about finding God amaze us and remind us that God pursues his people.

7 Ways to Tell It May Be a God Thing — Discerning Signs From God

"You should not dismiss the call you believe God has placed on your life because it doesn't make sense to others around you—or to yourself at times."

God’s Timing: In the Grip of Coronavirus, God Is Loosening Our Roots

God is not waiting for the coronavirus to ebb before he can move again. He will work even in this pandemic to make his name known. Timing is everything. God’s timing.

7 Reasons Why People Criticize Pastors

If you serve in a church, criticism comes with the territory. I doubt that any pastor or leader likes it. But, we must deal with it in a God-honoring way. One way to do that is to understand why people criticize us. I’ve listed below what I believe are 7 reasons why church people criticize pastors.