Articles for Pastors

The Gospel of John aims to persuade readers that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31).

Negative emotions help you detect basic needs and warn you of boundary violations. Thus, they aren’t to be avoided. In fact, they help lead you toward healthy self-care and wise decision making.

We can learn a great deal from looking to Jesus as a leader. The Holy Spirit has challenged me to honestly look at the Western church's model of leadership and invited me to drink more deeply of Jesus’ example. Here are 5 lessons I've learned.

John Bunyan was first recognized for his character and then tested to evaluate his competence. As the church confirmed his gifts, he began to develop the conviction that he longed to serve the Lord.

There is a definite hidden poverty of affluence among people in our world today that we must talk about.

This type of church unity is a reality that does not exist with regularity and consistency...yet. Our team gets a front row seat to creative, sacrificial expressions of church unity around the world.

In recent years some consultants and counselors have encouraged people to stop thinking "work-life balance" and start thinking work-life integration.

The Nicene Creed is deeply rooted in the text of Scripture. The authors were committed to the authority of Scripture, and sought to mine its depths and express its doctrine carefully.