Articles for Pastors

If Your Kids Say This Phrase, They’re More Entitled Kids Than You Realize

If you want to avoid raising entitled kids, there's a phrase you should ban in your household. It's a phrase nobody has to teach us to say. And it’s a phrase kids say very quickly in childhood.

Can a Christian Drink Alcohol?

Can a Christian drink alcohol? I have yet to hear from anyone who drinks say how alcohol enhances anything or blesses anyone.

The Importance of Doctrine

Every human being has constructed a superstructure of life assumptions that functions as the instrument they use to make sense of life.

Christ-Centered Intentionality

The Christ-centered life should be characterized by joy and peace, not frantic stress.

How to Break Free From Church Politics

When this influence is used to promote personal agendas over the mission, it divides the organization’s mission.

Why I Don’t Always Give People an Answer

I don’t try to solve their problems for them. I know that seems hard to understand, maybe even cruel of me, unless you understand why I don’t.

The Pastor’s Dilemma With Email

Think about it, we can get in the rut of doing nothing but responding to hours of emails every day. It can rob us of our sermon prep time, our staff nurture time and all around productivity.

Baby Boomers Are Returning to Church

Among the boomer generation, 20 percent are becoming more receptive to faith and church. That’s approximately 19 million boomers when the percentage is applied to the entire generation.