Articles for Pastors

There are many reasons why, over time, leaders in the church decide to leave. But there are some common trends that tend to surface as reasons why people feel disenfranchised.

A verse that has rich meaning today for the church and its leaders during COVID-19 is Proverbs 27:23 which says, “Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds…”

Keep in mind that it’s ultimately not a just legal issue, it will be a behavior issue as well. How soon will people be comfortable being in a room with hundreds of others? That’s a big question for going back to church.

Every relationship — even a good one — has conflict. If you don’t know how to deal with it, how to resolve it, how to manage it, you can kill your relationship.

The fact is, every generation of Christians sees the rise of voices who claim to know that they are the terminal generation; the generation of Christians which will see the return of Christ. No doubt there will be others come along who whip undiscerning Christians into a fury of misguided expectations.

"Scripture is not describing love only as an emotion. This sort of love is active, voluntary, dynamic—something we do, not something we passively feel."

"At the age of 22, Charles Spurgeon almost quit the ministry."

Learning from the history of SARS and other illness-related quarantines, mental, emotional and relational health will have suffered under the period of social distancing. Here's what church leaders need to know.