Pastors
How Being Less Responsible Can Grow Responsibility in Others
The higher up an organization you look, the more responsibility you typically find. So, if taking responsibility is an element of successful leadership, giving responsibility is a leadership development opportunity.
Articles for Pastors
Prayer Changes Everything, But Prayer Doesn’t Fix Everything
Prayer isn’t a magic formula that instantly and easily fixes everything.
Articles for Pastors
An Open Letter to Pastors (Hint: You’ll Want to Read This One)
I write this letter to pastors with tears literally in my eyes. Charles Spurgeon once said, “Whenever God means to make a man great, He always breaks him in pieces first.”
Pastors
On Being a Political Christian
Politics matter, and if you are a Christian, you should be politically active. But how should a Christian be political?
Pastors
Take the Gratefulness Test to Find out How Grateful You Are
The Bible says a lot about gratefulness. Answer these six questions to rank how grateful you are.
Pastors
4 Christmas Lessons From Joseph of Nazareth
We get the Christmas story from the scriptures. Good preaching highlights the fact that Christmas stories are also scripture Christmas lessons.
Pastors
Will Your Church Meet on Christmas Day?
For some churches, it is a foregone conclusion that they will meet on Christmas Sunday. Nevertheless, others are open to thinking creatively about how to adjust their regular Sunday schedule in light of the holiday.
Pastors
Knowing Your Child’s Current Niche and Why It Matters
What is each of your children’s current niche? Could you tell me? I bet you can. As parents, what matters to our kids ought to matter to us.