Articles for Pastors

3 Reasons Leaders Are Made, Not Born

This is not a new debate, not a new opening discussion question, and not a new title for an article or section in a book. Wise writers often hedge with a “surely both” response, but I believe leaders are made.

6 Ways to Lose BAD Staff Members

Unhealthy staff members just can’t function, hide their toxicity or survive in a healthy environment.

How to Plan a Sunday Morning Service Outdoor Gathering

In recent days, Christians have longed not for the return to a sacred space, but the return to a sacred assembly. We long to...

Fire in My Bones

This fire in my bones is a holy intensity to explain and promote the truth of the living God, come what may. Let me reflect on what this idea has meant in my life and ministry.

Making Peace With Death

Making peace with death means we understand why death is unnatural. Christianity offers both the reason for death, as well as its solution.

The Divorced-Deacon Dilemma

How your church should (and shouldn't) handle this emotionally volatile issue.

Robert Morris: Why Many White Christians Don’t Understand Racial Tension

Morris' powerful illustration works to show a root reason for the current racial tension and arguments around racism embroiling the U.S.: “We have a problem in our country, mainly because white people don’t understand."

Increasing Struggle With Mental Health … 3 Thoughts for Church Leaders

While we were rightly concerned about surges in Covid-19 cases, we should also be concerned about the surges in the struggle with mental health, specifically anxiety and depression.