Articles for Pastors

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.

3 Lessons I Learned From Burnout

Many pastors think they exist to help others in their needs, and through their work, rise above our own.

Jon Ritner on How Churches Can Thrive in a Post-Christian Context (Like Hollywood!)

A pastor shares the lessons he learned in trying to start a church in Hollywood.