Articles for Pastors

How to Criticize the Leader—Your Boss, the Pastor, etc.—Successfully!

Every leader needs the blessing of positive criticism from the ranks of the membership or team or congregation.

Jealousy, Envy, Insecurity and the Heart of a Pastor

Every pastor and church leader feels them at some level, and if you look at the issues they cause inside us, around us and in our churches, it’s troubling.

12 Warning Signs of Potentially Bad Church Hires

No church wants to make a bad hire, but many do. Sometimes that happens despite search teams, elders, etc., doing their job well—but it also happens because the team ignores some warning signals.

Should Ministry Be More Fun?

Pastors set the tone in our churches, and sometimes our tone is terrible.

How to “Make Time” for the People in Your Life

One of the greatest challenges of a leader is to make people decisions.

How to Handle Mean-Spirited Email

All pastors get hateful email. Most are easy to ignore and delete. But what do you do with the rest?

Followership: How to Be a Great Team Member

Everyone likes to think of themselves as leadership material. To be a follower is not glamorous.

Preaching With Integrity

The power in your preaching doesn’t come from your persuasive personality, but the power of God’s Word bathed in prayer.