Articles for Pastors

5 Ways Pastors Can Prepare Their Churches for Suffering

D.A. Carson has famously said, “All you have to do is live long enough, and you will suffer.” As you seek to shepherd your congregation, don’t wait until suffering comes.

Getting Small Churches on Mission

Numerically, smaller churches dominate U.S. life. They should also be key parts of the mission.

Under Pressure: When Your Minister Husband is Forced Out

The place we had excitedly moved to, where we purchased our first home, among whom we felt called to love, serve, and pour our lives into seemed to be rejecting us.

5 Things I Have to Do, but Don’t Like Doing, as a Leader

A friend asked me once to name the things I do as a leader because I have to, but don’t necessarily like to. He even had a term for it. He called it the “underbelly of leadership.”

4 Old School Communication Tactics Your Church Should Still Be Using Today

Too many church leaders are running too quickly to optimize the latest communication tools to reach people in their community while they are ignoring “low hanging” fruit.

5 Reasons the Children’s Minister Is the Staff Position in Greatest Demand

So why is the children's minister position in such demand? The Church Answers community let us know, with most of the responses fitting in one of five categories.

4 Reasons the Potential of the Church Is Stronger Than Ever

Is the church in trouble? No. Not if we are willing to continue to change. In fact, I genuinely believe our best days are ahead.

7 Ways Pastors Can Help Shepherd Children

Many pastors don’t spend enough time thinking about how to minister to the children in their congregation.