Articles for Pastors

Flattery Is Not Encouragement

Like other good gifts from God, even the gift of encouragement has a sinister imitation: flattery. While at times looking very similar to encouragement, Scripture warns that flattery leads to selfish and destructive ends.

10 Marks of a Mature Christian

Just like there are markers for physical and mental maturation, there are also markers for spiritual maturation.

11 Self-Care Steps for Leaders Who Are Barely Holding On

Although the immediate truths are more obvious and visceral, the deeper truths are more real. We need to acknowledge the immediate truths, but embrace the deeper truths.

When Will Your Church Be Back to Normal?

The truth is that we don’t know, nobody knows, exactly what is next in this awful time. But we do know one thing. There will not be a Sunday when, suddenly, everything is back to normal.

Skillet’s John Cooper Blasts ‘Woke’ Ideology and Critical Race Theory in the Church

One to not shy away from Biblical truths and what he is learning, John Cooper shared his thoughts about how the woke ideology of CRT as seeped it's way into the American church, and some of what he has experienced.

4 Ways Leaders Lead the Way

"What mountain is ahead of you and your team?"

Conflict Resolution: 7 Ways to Respond When You Want to Punch Someone—and You’re a Christian

"In the name of grace, Christians sacrifice truth. In the name of truth, Christians sacrifice grace."

How to Pray for Your Pastor During Lockdown

Of course, this global lockdown affects us all differently. We live under widely varying regulations in different countries or even in different counties within the same country. But there are some things you can pray for your pastor—regardless of his circumstance.