Articles for Pastors

When we regularly expose ourselves to new ideas, new angles and new thought processes, we open the door to growth.

Congregations have to have a voice in the process of change.

It is normal to wonder if you are ready to move on to the next ministry assignment. Nobody wants to stay too long or leave too early, so we end up playing resume roulette by dropping hints and resumes.

“In ministry life, there are more moments of the mundane than the magnificent.” As it should be.

The congregation we once loved has brought pain, and it’s hard—if not impossible—to love them now.

Judgment is a terrible evangelism strategy. People don’t line up to be judged. Instead, they flee.

Six Things Mom Taught Me About Church "Let me know if you think my mom was nuts or maybe on to something."

I invite you to join me in using this test to determine if you might be a church pessimist.