Articles for Pastors

I’ve been grateful ever since for this little foretaste of Heaven. In glory, we believe, people will be coming up thanking others for a witness, a prayer, a gift, a sermon, a word of counsel that made an eternity of difference.

When you're lied about, looked down upon, or doubted, the best advice you can follow is to allow time and the consistency of good choices to prove the lies are not true.

Gossip feels exhilarating. Entertaining. Our imaginations take over and we’re intoxicated by the rush. It’s no big deal. Just harmless fun. They deserve it! We shrug it off and steal it from them. We snatch it and never look back. Never break a sweat. Success is ours!

Too often, music pastors seem to feel an obligation to get the crowd motivated to experience the Holy Spirit through the energy of the songs.

As a young pastor, my experience in church growth consisted of hard work and staying with a struggling church.

If there’s one thing you never set out to be as a leader or communicator, it’s boring. Here are some reasons why your sermons are boring.

Too often the downfall of leaders and their organizations can be traced to hubris.

Although healthy mind wandering can enhance creativity, most of the time it doesn’t help.