Pastors

Advanced planning not only helped me when I was teaching and preaching, but it also helped other facets of my church.

Rightly practiced, pastoring in a politicized age and preaching doesn’t minimize the trials of the week, but simply regulates them to a different kingdom.

God is just. God is righteous in forgiving a penitent sinner. It is consistent with His character, and it is the right thing to do. It is also right for God to cleanse the one who asks for cleansing.

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023 is "authentic." It’s what we’re all thinking about, writing about, hoping for, and judging others by.

That unexpected open door led to what we commonly call Paul’s first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-4). The world was permanently changed out of that prayer and fasting in that meeting when a new door.

Leaders are about to turn the page from 2023 and to 2024. As they do so, I was reminded this past week of five questions they should be asking.

In general, longer pastoral stays are better than a series of short ones. But even good pastors can stay too long. Here are some reasons why pastors overstay their calling.

There are pastors I knew who were faithful unto death, who faithfully served God all the way to the end of their lives. Here is what set them apart.