Articles for Pastors

Five Questions Every Church Should Be Asking

What are the questions every church should be asking if there were to be a serious conversation about its future? There are so many that could be asked that would reflect bleeding-edge issues in culture, but for the church, it has to begin with the most foundational questions.

Pastor, Don’t Waste Your Spiritually Dry Seasons

Every Christian—and every pastor—has spiritually dry seasons. These moments range from mildly annoying to living in a pre-Aslan Narnia where it’s “always winter but never Christmas.” What follows includes things I have done in my own spiritually dry seasons. I hope it will edify and encourage you.

The Idol That’s Eating Away at Your Church

What do these 20 celebrities have in common? All of them have battled eating disorders -- unhealthy relationships with food they’ve all been brave enough to go public...

7 Actionable Tips On How To Balance Work And Family Life

Don't let the urgent in your life eclipse the important.

3 Types of Stress for Leaders

Right before Dr. John Townsend walked up to shred a guitar to some old Blink 182 songs with the band he has with his sons, I asked him if he was nervous. In a brief moment he talked to me about leaders and the three different types of stress for leaders we can face.

Preachers, Don’t Just Explain the Text Meaning—Tell Us How You Got There

Fellow preachers, if we explain the text meaning in our sermons, we do well. Our people will benefit. But that’s not enough.

Pulpit Pointers from Past Preachers

Here are ten pulpit pointers for those who preach and teach the Word of God, as confirmed by some of history’s greatest preachers.

Beware of Broken Wolves

Wolves often look like sheep, but some wolves in sheep's clothing are of a particularly nasty breed, a type that we might call the “Broken Wolf.”