Articles for Pastors

Last weekend I was not scheduled to teach in our adult services at Mariners Church so I volunteered to teach Sunday morning in our kids ministry. I am so thankful for those who serve in kids ministry each week.

Messages for youth must contain certain essential Bible basics. Youth pastors and youth workers must say these seven important truths over and over. Discover why!

Nothing changes a human heart like the preaching of the Word of God. Also, nothing grows a church faster than better preaching. Here are 13 characteristics of great sermons, inspired by Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Lectures to My Students. 

In this busy life, the threat of being distracted is very real for all of us, and it is no less dangerous for pastors. Keep your ministry focused by avoiding these 10 distractions.

We could list multiple snares of the enemy, where he tries to trap us in sin. Here, though, are some reminders we likely all need:

Leaders and laypeople alike are some of God’s greatest gifts to us, and I love being in the dozens of churches where I speak each year. At the same time, though, laypersons sometimes have misconceptions about pastors that I think hurt their leaders.

Karen Swallow Prior reflects on what it means for us to be "wounded healers." The symbol of a wounded healer points to the truth that when we imitate Christ, our own wounds, too, have the power to help others heal.

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