Articles for Pastors

5 Leadership Lies We Are Tempted to Believe

A fast pace with high pressure can cause us to believe functional leadership lies even if we’ve been taught they’re not true. I call them functional lies because they are not moral or sinful, but they can still be harmful.

The Three Biggest Enemies You’ll Face Every Day

There are three biggest enemies you'll face every day. And people are not the real enemies. Paul made that clear.

Why and How We Can Appreciate Pastors

We know the strength of churches is directly connected to the effectiveness and well-being of pastors. This is why we must appreciate pastors. 

The Almost Invisible Church

Be content with pastoring an almost invisible church. To paraphrase an old saying, God must love almost invisible churches because he made so many of them. So we’d better start to love them too.

Why “Remove Negative People” Is Terrible Advice For Leaders

The world may tell you to remove negative people from your life. But if you strive to be an authentic leader, your goal should be just the opposite. You should be seeking out negative people, and placing yourself directly, and intentionally, in their midst.

Distinguishing Marks of an Unteachable Person

An unteachable person is not necessarily quarrelsome, although when the right issue arises they may be, or they may just walk away. What does an unteachable person look like? What are his (or her) distinguishing marks? Here are twelve possibilities.

To the Women Who Faithfully Serve (and Proclaim) Jesus

To the women in ministry: If we offend man by preaching, teaching and sharing the message of Jesus with our lost and broken world it is better than offending God by not sharing the message.

Beth Moore: Please Don’t Go Home

Using a single verse from the Bible, men like John MacArthur find it ok to ridicule women like Beth Moore, and to say to all the girls and women with the gift of teaching, “Go home”.