Articles for Pastors
How to Plan a Sunday Morning Service Outdoor Gathering
In recent days, Christians have longed not for the return to a sacred space, but the return to a sacred assembly. We long to...
Articles for Pastors
Fire in My Bones
This fire in my bones is a holy intensity to explain and promote the truth of the living God, come what may. Let me reflect on what this idea has meant in my life and ministry.
Articles for Pastors
Making Peace With Death
Making peace with death means we understand why death is unnatural. Christianity offers both the reason for death, as well as its solution.
Articles for Pastors
The Divorced-Deacon Dilemma
How your church should (and shouldn't) handle this emotionally volatile issue.
Articles for Pastors
Robert Morris: Why Many White Christians Don’t Understand Racial Tension
Morris' powerful illustration works to show a root reason for the current racial tension and arguments around racism embroiling the U.S.: “We have a problem in our country, mainly because white people don’t understand."
Articles for Pastors
Increasing Struggle With Mental Health … 3 Thoughts for Church Leaders
While we were rightly concerned about surges in Covid-19 cases, we should also be concerned about the surges in the struggle with mental health, specifically anxiety and depression.
Articles for Pastors
She Left Her Job to Help Sex Trafficking Survivors. This Is What She Learned.
Thirteen years ago, Jeanne Allert's life was changed when she was invited to do outreach to sexually exploited women in need of shelter care. Since then, Allert has learned a great deal about how to provide such care—and about what the church can do to help.
Administration
A Four-Step Action Plan for Churches and Non-Profits to Restore Finances Following the Pandemic
Charitable donations are often the first spending to be cut and the last to return during a financial crisis. Here are some ideas for churches to jumpstart their cash flow during such a time.