Articles for Pastors
I’m Sorry for How the Church Has Sidelined Women
I am profoundly sorry for the way the church—and men in the church—have limited the participation, ownership and growth of women.
Articles for Pastors
6 Reasons You Should Preach Through Amos
In this series, certain books will grab a preacher’s attention without much convincing. And then there are books like Amos that often go unnoticed and...
Articles for Pastors
It’s Not Always You: Why People Leave Your Church and How to Keep Them
There are times when you’ll lose people because your church didn’t do well at keeping people connected—and these losses hurt because you know you could have done something different.
Articles for Pastors
What Is the Church?
What Is the Church
And why are the reforming markers of the church (preaching and ordinances) so crucial for understanding what the church is?
The church...
Articles for Pastors
How I Found My Pastoral Priorities
In my first several years of pastoral ministry, I asked myself “What should I be doing?” more often than I can count.
Articles for Pastors
Jesus Didn’t Look Down on the Workplace—Neither Should We
What marketplace ministry can teach us about the Kingdom and what the Kingdom can teach marketplace ministry.
Articles for Pastors
Six Reasons Your New Member Class Is Not Effective
An effective new member class is a gift. It provides front-end assimilation. It gets people involved in ministry. It moves them to groups and to wise stewardship.
Articles for Pastors
The Lord Takes His Churches to the Woodshed – Seven Churches of Asia Minor
While it’s true that the Lord chastens whom He loves, it is not true that those who receive the chastening appreciate it the way they should.
