Pastors

The reality is if you had your church list five key elements of a pastor job description, you are only gifted at one or two of them.

I asked a psychologist to help me create some rules for talking in our staff meetings. I call them conversational ethics. Here are the 7 rules for great meetings.

It seems awfully unspiritual to talk about the pastor salary, especially during the candidating process. But our rejection of greediness does not constitute a vow of poverty. Here are a few thoughts, especially if you’re considering a pastoral transition.

This landmark book was a fascinating study of the role of parents in relation to the absence of faith. It was called "Faith of the Fatherless," and it was about the psychology of atheism.

I am not the best preacher on the planet, but I am passionate about better preaching. Here are a few things that I have learned along the way and things that I am currently trying to implement.

Ironically, the world often recognizes marketplace leadership principles long after they have been revealed in Scripture.

I was particularly struck by the main Bible teaching. It was great preaching. I was challenged by the obvious passion for the Word.

For Great Commission Christian churches, whether we are churches of welcome or churches of apathy has some correlation to how we are motivated to obey Jesus’ words “to make disciples of all nations.”