Articles for Pastors
When the Search Committees Say No: The Question to Ask
My counsel to the chronically unemployed minister, no matter how strongly he/she wants to get back into church work, is to answer this question: What else does the Lord want you to do?
Pastors
The Good News About TIME Magazine’s Is God Dead? Cover
In April 1966, a shocking TIME magazine cover asked, Is God Dead? and stunned
the country. It sparked a reaction that included thousands of sermons...
Articles for Pastors
Racial Reconciliation and Cultural Diversity in the Church
The challenges we face regarding diversity and reconciliation are not new, but for many people—like me—in the majority culture, they possess a new urgency.
Pastors
Jim Caviezel: Refreshing Stories That Will Strengthen Your Faith
Jim Caviezel who portrayed Jesus Christ in the 2004 The Passion of the Christ now co-stars in the upcoming movie Paul, Apostle of Christ. And...
Articles for Pastors
Why Churches Should Focus More on Marriage
Marriage is uniquely and sacredly designed to display God’s kingdom on earth. When marriages improve, nearly everything else improves as a result.
Articles for Pastors
12 Bits of Easter Foolishness We Should Avoid This Year
For reasons I don’t quite understand, some churches will forego the usual service on Easter Sunday and give the choir the entire hour for their program.
Articles for Pastors
Successful Pastoral Successions With Dennis Gingerich
One way or another, every church is going to lose its pastor. Yet very few congregations are preparing for that.
Articles for Pastors
The Sometimes Painful Cost of Leadership
As I look back over the many decades of my life, I can see two things very clearly: God’s goodness and my badness.
