Articles for Pastors

The reality is if you had your church list five key elements of a pastor job description, you are only gifted at one or two of them.

I asked a psychologist to help me create some rules for talking in our staff meetings. I call them conversational ethics. Here are the 7 rules for great meetings.

It seems awfully unspiritual to talk about the pastor salary, especially during the candidating process. But our rejection of greediness does not constitute a vow of poverty. Here are a few thoughts, especially if you’re considering a pastoral transition.

This landmark book was a fascinating study of the role of parents in relation to the absence of faith. It was called "Faith of the Fatherless," and it was about the psychology of atheism.

I am not the best preacher on the planet, but I am passionate about better preaching. Here are a few things that I have learned along the way and things that I am currently trying to implement.

Ironically, the world often recognizes marketplace leadership principles long after they have been revealed in Scripture.

We all want to know how to give a good speech. But what if we give a good speech that changes no one's life?

In this article, adapted from my book on on-boarding for pastors, I list 7 pitfalls new pastors must avoid in a new church job.