Pastor How To's

Generic preaching can create all kinds of pain, especially when we are vague about the expectations we have of other people. I believe clarity counts for a lot in the arena of preaching.

Viewing pastors wives as a “second-class” citizen is hurtful, not to mention sinful. There are no easy answers other than loving them strongly and caring deeply for them—being sensitive to the pressures they are also experiencing being in the ministry.

I have been attending church for 30+ years and have never seen the level of energy, expectation and excitement that I’ve seen from the tribe at PCC. Let's walk through what I experience at PCC and use it as a template for measuring how excited people are to attend your church.

All of that birthday stuff is just a distraction from the really good stuff.

Calvin was determined to be different and thus to do everything he could to promote the ideal of the pastor-scholar.

Call it a holy dissatisfaction, a frustrated anticipation of what we know will one day come true: that we will be like Jesus Christ, for we will see him  as he is.

"There is nothing more deadly than pride, and the only cure is humility and brokenness."

We are often asked what change or pivot toward 2021 their churches should make for doing church differently. Though this list is not exhaustive, we find ourselves making these five recommendations consistently.