Articles for Pastors

No church fire I’ve seen begins in full flame. Instead, it usually begins with a spark, a tiny glow that extends itself one flicker at a time until the flame is raging--a fire that might burn down your church.

Believers more than anyone else ought to have the most robust and healthiest understanding of Christian friendship, including, or especially, friendship between men and women, says Karen Swallow Prior.

I think the typical pastor's wife is dead. You know, that woman who had it all together, never seemed to struggle, played the piano, attended every event and met everyone's expectations ... although she could have had some help with her wardrobe.

Every leader hates growth barriers. The Internet is full of suggestions on breaking through barriers. Some of these articles, blogs, and books are good. But too...

Prosperity theology says that God’s plan is always for us to be wealthy. But Jesus, who didn’t even have a place to lay His head and who owned nothing but a robe and sandals, clearly didn’t live a money- and possessions-centered life. Surely that’s not what He wants for us either.

Everyone sees the problems with giving; here is a vision for some solutions.

Following Jesus is counter-cultural in every society, though often in different ways.

Embracing obscurity doesn't sound like the most exciting way to live. But what if sometimes the only way for God to truly bless us is to place us in total obscurity for a season?