Articles for Pastors

5 Expectations of the Post-Pandemic Church

The nature of the divide between a pre-pandemic church and a post-pandemic church will be about what people will expect from a church.

Spiritual Authority … To Appeal or Command?

On either side of the equation, spiritual authority is not an easy thing. For parents and and husbands and elders, for people given spiritual authority over others, what do we do with that authority?

How to Communicate Your Reopening Strategy to the Community

Not only should churches communicate their reopening strategy to their members, but they also need to communicate to the community at large.

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.