Pastor Blogs
My First Sermon As the New Pastor
I was recently installed as the pastor of New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville. As a church planter, I’ve functioned as the pastor, but the...
Articles for Pastors
Do Pastors Have Blind Spots?
If we humbly seek to become more self-aware (for instance, discover our blind spots) we will lead and serve more effectively.
Pastor How To's
10 Ministry Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
Brady Boyd: "No matter how hard I try, I will always be tempted to measure my success by attendance numbers."
Articles for Pastors
Do We Have to Resume Our Breakneck Speed?
One of the things that I have really enjoyed over the last few months has been the fact that people have time—time to talk, to chat, to catch up. I'm in no hurry to resume life at a breakneck speed.
Articles for Pastors
Don’t Look for Contentment Like You Used To
Before you came to Christ, your life aspirations arose from a wrong way of looking at the world, what the Apostle Peter calls the “desires of your former ignorance” (1 Peter 1:14 CSB).
Preaching & Teaching
It’s SO Tempting, but Don’t You Dare Shortcut Quality Exegesis in Your Preaching
Short-cuts in exegesis result in a passage idea that does not carry the true content, nor the character, of the passage we claim to be preaching.
Articles for Pastors
We Don’t Enjoy This Spiritual Discipline, But It Is the Most Important One
We enjoy the preaching. We enjoy praise. We enjoy fellowship. But we do not enjoy this.
Articles for Pastors
The Best Advice for a Pastor’s Wife
I am a follower of Christ first and a pastor’s wife second. Jesus told us all to love the Lord and love our neighbors, and I certainly shouldn’t expect to do anything less than that as I minister alongside my husband.
