Articles for Pastors

As a pastor, J.D. Greear knows how easy it is to get caught up in the work of ministry and forget to be dependent on God in prayer. But this posture of dependence is what Jesus himself modeled for us.

Key insights for discerning if it's best for you and your church to move on from your current ministry setting.

I grew up as a pastor's kid and learned some pretty important lessons that churches need to know about pastors and their families.

Lately, we are learning through science what unending and infinite look like. But there's something bigger.

While long ministries are usually preferable, not everyone is supposed to remain in the same place for a lifetime: How do I know when it’s time to leave?

We pastors fail. And especially this pastor, bear not only the trials and transgressions of our congregations, but also the trials and transgressions within ourselves. We are walking contradictions, broken and frail, like partially blind beggars trying to help other people see clearly and feast fully.

Your purpose in life is to make the invisible presence of Jesus visible in the lives of others. You are the look on Christ’s face. You are the tone of his voice. You are the touch of his hands. You are the physical representation of his grace.

In the hands of the Adversary learning from sin is not possible, but in God's hands learning from sin is. This, too, is part of God's great redemption.