Articles for Pastors

Why ‘We Need to Reach Young People’ Might Distract Your Church

“If you don’t reach young people your church is going to die.”

An Open Letter to Rachael Denhollander on #SBCToo

In my silence and my speech, in my actions and inaction, I sinned against you, against women in my churches, against women in the SBC, and against women in the world. Of you and them, I ask—forgive me.

A Great Move of God Always Leads to a Great Advancement of the Gospel

Gospel advancement cannot be divorced from the power of prayer. Nor should prayer be divorced from the need for gospel advancement regionally, nationally and internationally.

Character Over Talent

So what are you looking for? Certainly gifts and abilities are a factor, but second only to character. And what are we looking for in terms of character?

What if Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh Was This?

Though we may never know what Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was, this seems to be a reasonable explanation for it...

How to Know If You’re Running on Emotional Fumes (and 4 Shortcuts to Refuel)

If our calendar is consistently crammed, with little-to-no white space to be found, we’re probably running on emotional fumes.

Major New Research on Declining, Plateaued and Growing Churches

70 percent of churches are subtracting/declining or plateauing. Only 30 percent are adding/growing based on Exponential’s categorization of churches which is defined above.

How to Comfort Those Bereaved by Tragedy (A Personal Story)

How to help your people say, “This day is very bad, but You are good” when struck by tragedy.