Pastors

Many churches have leaders who understand the urgent need for change. Some of them grasp that, without a turnaround, the church will die.

 Former President Jimmy Carter identifies as an evangelical Christian, a fact he’s proud of. Growing up in a Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy...

Don’t neglect your family for the ministry or destroy your ministry for temporary pleasures of the world.

Pastors often ask me, "Should I stay in this church or move on?" or "I’m struggling with my elder board, is it time for me to leave?" These are really big questions, and they’re situation-specific.

Could it be that some of your greatest ministry failures weren’t an accident?

Wade out in the shallow end at first. Gradually take us into the deep.

"Attention prominent White pastor: If you want to avoid controversy, do not preach sermons on race at large evangelical conferences."

David Platt asks a very pertinent question in his message at the T4G conference this year. “I don’t want to presume there are easy answers here,” Platt said gravely.