Articles for Pastors

Preaching Talent Is Overrated? (The Surprising Truth)

Is one person born with more preaching talent than another? The truth may surprise you.

5 Tips to Make Series Titles at Your Church More Sticky

Churches will often organize their Sunday morning content into series. Great sermon series titles are the key to making your series stickier.

How to Avoid Being Disqualified From Ministry

Every pastor needs someone to hold him accountable in his spiritual life, his personal life and his work life.

8 Ways to Finish a Ministry Job Well

If you follow this blog, you know I’m in a season of transition again. When I got to my previous church someone on the search team asked me to reflect on how best to finish well. I didn’t know if I was the right one to do it, but I have had some experience ending.

What Happened to the Seven Churches of Revelation?

The seven churches mentioned in Revelation are still with us...but in ruins. Here's what those ruins can teach us today.

Pastor, Have You Been With Jesus?

The apostles did not have formal education, institutional clout or ministerial prominence. But it was obvious that these men had been with Jesus.

How to Handle the Cynics and Pessimists in Your Life

Leadership takes courage, and my guess is that some days it feels the cynics and pessimists have sucked almost all the courage and hope out of you.

4 Ways to Fight Being a Ministry Workaholic

It's not God's will for you to be a workaholic. Even if you are in ministry.