Articles for Pastors

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?

10 Facts About People Who Experienced Success Or Failure In Life - Don’t you just grow tired of people who always have an excuse for their failures or blame someone else for their lot in life?  Even the most compassionate leaders have a breaking point.

What a crazy time to be a pastor. The only thing you can be absolutely sure of is no matter what you do, or don’t do, church people will tell you you're doing it wrong.

What is a disciple? Dallas Willard provided one of the finest explanations I have ever seen: “A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.”

Under the notion of exposing "pastoral abuse," well-meaning believers may begin to fall into the snare of "pastor abuse." As one pastor recently observed: "For all the prominent 'pastoral abuse' cases," he said "I hear far more about abusive congregations who chew up pastors."

Here are 10 things I’d want to know about your church if I were considering a new pastor role there.

Can a divorced person be a deacon in his or her church? What does the Bible say about divorce? It's a little more nuanced than you might think.