Articles for Pastors

Claim Victory to Help You in the Fight Against Sin

When you claim victory, it will help you in the fight no matter where you are in your Christian journey. Suppose in your old life...

Pastors Are Tempted by These 7 DEADLY Diseases of Pastoral Ministry

Pastors, have you been infected by any of these ministry diseases?

17 Ways Pastors Can Hit the Refresh Button

Every pastor who still wants to be in the ministry five years from now needs to take a day or two off each quarter...

Why Smaller Churches Are Making a Comeback

Smaller churches are poised to make a comeback. I’m serious. I see too many signs and indicators to believe otherwise. For certain, I know the bad...

The 4 Most Productive Hours of My Week

I received an undergrad degree in industrial and systems engineering. IE's, as they are called, are sometimes referred to as efficiency experts. Whether that's true...

How to Lead the 5 Most Difficult People

As a church leader, I’m confident you love and care about people, but if you have been leading for more than one week, you...

8 Faulty Assumptions of a Non-Growing Church

Most churches are not growing. Not every non-growing church gives evidence of the following faulty assumptions; nevertheless, many do, and these assumptions help us...

How Life Is Good, Even When It Isn’t

In the United States, we celebrate Independence Day—the 4th of July.  Culturally speaking, it is the ideal summer holiday. Friends, sunshine, and fireworks commemorate...