Articles for Pastors

The Preacher’s Guide To Preparing Sermons With a Team

So, what’s wrong with preparing sermons alone? If almost everyone does it this way, how could it be so bad?

3 Questions for Church Leaders to Ask NOW

Among these questions for church leaders the longest list will be the second one – what needs tweaking. The shortest will be the third – what needs killing.

5 Signs of Complacency in the Church

it's clear to me that one of the most prevalent afflictions might be termed a church's culture of complacency. Complacency in the church is a plague.

What Every Pastor Needs

I have learned and observed what every pastor needs to be successful. I see what every pastor needs modeled in Scripture.  

Your Definitive List of Pastor Retreats & Getaways

When I started my first church in inner-city Buffalo, I got tired. A lot. I was planting a church, working as an insulation contractor...

Leadership Direction Begins With Trust

Providing leadership direction is about trust. If people don’t trust you, they won’t follow you – no matter how “right” your decisions.

Do You Study ABOUT Jesus, or Are You a Student OF Jesus?

The challenge for us is to be a student of Jesus: to know him, and not settle for knowing about him. He is our teacher; we are his students.

Want To Become a Better Leader? Grow Some Self-Awareness

Sin is humanity’s great problem, but a wholesale lack of self-awareness (then other awareness) is a leading contributor to the problems and troubles we create for ourselves.