Articles for Pastors

3 Things You Must Do With Every Point You Make in Your Sermons

We have to do more than just say a point for it to stick. But how do we do this? How do we develop sticky points that land on people in powerful ways?

7 Actions for When You Can’t Respect the Leader

Many non-senior pastors wonder how they can work in a church where they don’t support the vision and direction of the senior pastor.

How to Clear the Toxic Culture in Your Church

I often wonder if we accept the toxic environments of our churches because it is easier to accept what is toxic rather than the pain that often comes with becoming healthy.

Al Mohler: The Wrath of God Poured Out—The Humiliation of the Southern Baptist Convention

America’s largest evangelical denomination has been in the headlines day after day. The SBC is in the midst of its own horrifying #MeToo moment.

3 Ways Pastors Can Provide Better Counseling

Divorce. Depression. Death. Addiction. Just four of the many heartbreaking challenges of life in a fallen and broken world. While every pastor knows you’ll...

A Word About Criticism From Anonymous Sources

Charles Spurgeon: “Never write what you dare not sign. An anonymous letter-writer is a sort of assassin, who wears a mask, and stabs in the dark. Such a man is a fiend with a pen. If discovered, the wretch will be steeped in the blackest infamy.”

Why You Must Replant Your Church in January 2019 (And How to Do It)

The longer you stay at the church you serve, the better chance it has to (1) grow numerically year after year and (2) deepen its impact in the community.

5 Essential Things to Consider When Planning Communion

Communion should never be something that becomes so routine that it loses it impact, it should also be something that is done regularly and with great intentionality.