Articles for Pastors

Thinking back on some of the toughest decisions I had to make over the years, some don’t seem so tough now, but they were at the time I had to make them.

There's something about a ministry that is advancing God's kingdom that brings out the Debbie downers and the negatives Neds in droves.

More often than not, I have found that many areas of ministry that seem like conflicts to be solved are actually tensions to be managed.

Whether we are moms, CEOs or in full-time Christian ministry, we compare ourselves to one another. And, undoubtedly, we consider ourselves the harder worker, the better performer, the one who deserves a bit more.

Tolerating a dangerous person in your church will cultivate a dangerous church. So how can you guard the flock and protect members from other people in the congregation?

Church governance matters. It matters not just from a biblical-faithfulness perspective but also from a fruitfulness-growth perspective.

If you're facing the death of a church, bear in mind that some churches simply need to die and come back to life. As shocking as that may be, a church's death might be the best thing that could happen for the sake of the gospel within a given community.

If you have any interest in the history of Christian music, are puzzled as to how the Newsboys are still in existence 52 years after their inception, or wonder why most Christian music sounds pretty much the same, read the book.