Articles for Pastors

The Antifragile Pastor

Our faith actually gets better from hardships. So does a person's ability to pastor.

10 Ways to Develop as a Church Leader

A church leader expends great effort and energy in developing other disciples. We do so on a micro level of individual discipling and training. We do it on a macro level of developing a churchwide system for moving people from unbelief to globally-engaged disciples.

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Daniel Grothe: The Church Has Lost a Holy Hero in Eugene Peterson

Pastor Daniel Grothe shares his experience being mentored by Eugene Peterson, a man he saw as a faithful, unhurried minister who was content to live in obscurity.

How the Gospel Frees Us to Rub Our Noses in the Quiddity of Things

The first step to real gospel joy is real gospel brokenness. We cannot get to real happiness in God until we get to real despair of our sin.

3 Characteristics of Childish Christians in Your Church

Because we grow over time and at different paces, churches will always have immature Christians in them.

3 Church Communication Lessons

Move beyond sharing content about your ministry to making disciples through your ministry.

Colleges Are Changing for Generation Z…and So Should You

Colleges are making these changes to embrace Gen Z. The church should do the same.