Articles for Pastors

I understand why churches look for someone with ministry experience when they’re looking for a pastor. Frankly, I would naturally lean that way, too—except for the many “rookie” pastors I’ve seen do well in their ministry. Here’s why a young pastor might lead well your church’s revitalization efforts.

"Maturity is an inner quality that resonates through all the components of a leader’s life."

“I don’t see a need for them to rush to the international missions field. It will still be there in a few years.” Really? You don’t see a need? How about the millions who will enter a Christ-less eternity while you hold them back?

A pattern of these conflicts recently occurred to me. And they all started with one specific kind of person within the church—the senior pastor. So I began to ask myself: Does the church have a senior pastor problem? Here’s a few examples that help to make my point.

Pastor, allow your church minister to you. In doing so, you honor your people with the opportunity to fulfill the Word of God: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2).

In this post, I will not be answering every question you or I might have about speaking in tongues, but I do hope to point out four features of this chapter, features which should shape our hearts and guide our discussion about speaking in tongues.

The Gospel of John aims to persuade readers that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31).

Negative emotions help you detect basic needs and warn you of boundary violations. Thus, they aren’t to be avoided. In fact, they help lead you toward healthy self-care and wise decision making.