Articles for Pastors

One wolf in a sheep pen can ravage the whole flock. The same is true in the church. One false teacher in the congregation can cause untold damage. An essential component of pastoral leadership is the call to protect the flock.

Should women preach? After a lifetime of study, experience, thinking and prayer, I have finally decided I am both complementarian and egalitarian.

About a year ago, I sent Bethel an email asking them to clarify a lot of the things that are being said about them. They finally began that process.

Summer Church Experiments - Rather than looking for the “perfect” strategy for your church, it’s better to consider your practices as a series of experiments with changes in the church and then watch the results.

Right now, we’re in-between pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19. What if God is using this time to prepare us for greater impact and purpose?

my assessment of the current experience of pastoring is consistent with what I have heard from others: Pastoring is hard.

I was envious of the freedom they were evidently experiencing. They were not carrying the weight of the world, burdens they did not need to carry.

Are you in a period of no “altars” or “sacrifices” to the Lord? Has your slavery to sin kept you from drawing near to God?