Articles for Pastors

Certainly delivering public messages is what preachers in training want to learn. But there is also what we might call the "back side" that cannot be neglected in considering the preaching ministry.

People are not looking for something else to give to or something else to do. They are looking for something worth their time, money and effort. Here are 3 ways to ask people to serve or give.

Why did the Lord incite David to take the census, and express anger at him afterwards for doing so? Matthew Henry cites five possible reasons that David's census was wrong.

We also need to know how a story ends; for this we turn to Revelation, the closing act of the biblical drama. In effect, the book of Revelation allows us to peek at the last chapter of human history to see ending of the Bible's grand narrative.

What information about the coronavirus outbreak should you put in your pastoral letter to your congregation? Here are some ideas from five pastors around the U.S.

It is wise for church leaders to heed the advice of authorities and practice caution in light of the coronavirus. However, don't let the virus quarantine the Great Commission.

A decline in the stock market is a gift for us Christians because it helps us evaluate how firm of a grip greed has on our hearts. A decline in the stock market is a gift because it helps us evaluate if we are stewards or if we are owned by what we think we own.

There’s nothing remotely funny about the times you experience God's silence. People of faith often say the most painful times in their spiritual journey are when they really need God and it feels like He’s really not there.