Articles for Pastors

Dan Allender: How Pastors Can Help a Sexual Abuse Victim

Dr. Dan Allender says the worst thing a pastor could do when someone discloses sexual abuse is walk away.

The 5 Cs of a Catalytic Leadership Meeting

Meetings are a part of our lives. They’re inevitable. If you work, volunteer or just live life, you’re going to be meeting with people.

You Can’t Have Ethics Without Stories

Biblical illiteracy is a problem, not just for the theological integrity of the church, but for the ethics of our everyday lives.

Great Churches Aren’t Perfect Churches

Jesus launched the church. It was messy, and led by flawed leaders.

The Significance of God Taking on Flesh

When God chose to come to the world embodied in Jesus Christ, he accepted life with all of its limitations, the need for food and sleep, the susceptibility to sickness, the inevitability of suffering, and the experience of death.

How Pastors Can Model and Teach What God’s Word Says About Financial Stewardship

Financial stewardship should be unapologetically addressed by Christian leaders who are called upon to declare “the whole counsel of God” to the people He entrusts to our care.

10 Leadership Rules That the Smart Pastor Will Obey

The church leadership principles for making a ministry successful are actually similar to the rules for leading a business. Here is my short list of what makes good leadership, based on nearly 60 years in serving the Lord’s churches.

7 Biblical Characters and Their Leadership Tensions

If we want to learn about biblical leadership, we should look to Bible characters. That's right: God’s greatest servants were significant leaders with challenges we face every day.