Pastors

5 Personal Reflection Questions to Evaluate Your Year and Start the New Year Right

The start of a new year is a great time for reflection and planning ahead. Here are five suggestions to help you in that process.

Before You Preach on the Soul, Watch This Video

In the Old Testament the word for soul, "nephesh," is much broader than our English word describes. In fact, it refers to the entire body.

9 Toxic Traits of Common Church Bullies

Church bullies have always been around. Here are nine traits of church bullies that can help us recognize them before they do too much damage.

Why I’m Insane

Some topics make church members squirm. Some say it's insane to keep preaching on them. This pastor wears that title proudly.

10 Projections for the Church in 2018

More local-church based seminary training and more prominence for the Lord's Supper are two of the projections for the church in 2018.

Francis Chan: This Is the Kind of Church God Wants

Francis Chan believes the model for building a church in America is 1) find a pastor who’s a good speaker 2) bring in a band 3) find a building. But is that really strategy really biblical?

20 Years of TedTalks: Here Are the Top 7 Given by Christians

Here are the top 7 TedTalks given by Christians over the course of 20 years.

Running an Annual Planning Retreat for Your Church

If the people attending those meetings and retreats were honest, they would say they were not as effective as they should be. In fact, you might even hear the phrase “waste of time” tossed around.