Articles for Pastors

Ode to the Ordinary Pastor

When at last we no longer see through this glass dimly, and we perceive more of the ways of God than we are now fitted to see, then we will gaze at the eternal impact of one ordinary pastor with an ordinary ministry.

You’re Already So Loved

"You have nothing to prove. You have nothing to earn."

How to Lead 3 Different Groups Back to Church

Will you lead your people back to church? Who is coming back to church, and when? Then again, is it really about “coming back?”

3 Reasons Leaders Are Made, Not Born

This is not a new debate, not a new opening discussion question, and not a new title for an article or section in a book. Wise writers often hedge with a “surely both” response, but I believe leaders are made.

6 Ways to Lose BAD Staff Members

Unhealthy staff members just can’t function, hide their toxicity or survive in a healthy environment.

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...

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.

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.