Articles for Pastors

"Here is one of the most extreme ups and downs that we discover in the Scriptures. One minute Paul is getting stoned; the next minute, God is using him to make new disciples."

As leaders—pastors, elders, small group leaders, prayer leaders—we need to challenge people to pray.

Please pause for a moment. Please prayerfully consider the words you are about to read.

When a fired preacher walks away bitter, that does concern me.

By shifting from a teacher-teller to a listener-learner posture, our ministry has learned from nearly 4,000 LGBT+ people what it is like to grow up gay or transgender.

“It’ll never happen to me.” “It” is a moral failure, and I’ve never met a fallen pastor who expected it to happen. Assuming it won’t happen is a first step toward disaster.

Why go to seminary? I know full well that many today find seminary irrelevant and contend they are “successful” ministers without it. I disagree mostly, so here are 10 reasons why you should seriously consider going to seminary.

The church across the world has now been through Advent, Lent, Easter and Pentecost... But alas, the calendar changes once more: We enter into ordinary time.