Articles for Pastors

I've personally been burned several times by trusting the wrong people with information. It’s wonderful to think a pastor can be totally transparent with everyone, but honestly, especially in some churches, complete transparency will cause you to lose your ministry.

To build a culture of God-fearing leadership in your church and support the call to expand the presence of the Gospel throughout the world, look to the Word of God.

The Lord's Day matters because it's part of the law of God. But it also matters for other reasons, besides observing the law.

My encouragement to you today is to be a discerning reader. That’s going to play out differently for each of you, so I can’t say how exactly, but I want to encourage you to expect more from writers.

It doesn’t have ultimate power, but it also isn’t powerless. Evil is active. And to some extent, you need to be aware of the influence of evil in ministry, your thought life, and your family right now.

The way we lead is replicated by those we lead. The challenges and struggles we have with those we lead are often reflections of our leadership.

Satan likes to sell us false dichotomies. Even when ministers learn how to preach, they sometimes get caught up in these five erroneous ways of thinking about preaching.

Christmas Eve is less than a month away. Most churches have some type of Christmas Eve services, but we are seeing clear trends in how churches approach them.