Articles for Pastors

How to Make the Time With Your Kids Count

When we think about stewardship, we tend to focus on certain areas more than others. If you’ve been around church for long, you’ve probably...

The Importance of Investing in People With No Potential

Is there any wisdom in investing in people with no potential? Most of what we do in the pastorate makes no logical sense. At least...

Pastor, Why Do You Want a Big Church?

Pastor, why do you want a big church? Does that strike you as a strange question? Of course we want big churches because that...

How to Know How Satan Is Tempting You

"Satan knows how to custom-craft temptations to fit each one of us."

The Power of Praying From the Bible

Over the last two decades I’ve known the power of praying and the incredible joy of leading scores of prayer experiences that we call...

Is the MultiSite Movement Still Growing? 6 Updates

The multisite movement is, by historical standards, a recent phenomenon. The 2005 research by Todd Rhoades found 10 such churches in 1990, a number...

Social Media and Marriage: How to Keep It From Killing Your Marriage

Do social media and marriage mix? It's a great question for today. A few years ago, a friend of mine sent me an article on...

The Skills Every Church Staff Member Needs

Teams come in all sizes and styles. Some teams wear uniforms, practice daily, and compete in tournaments and championships. Some work together on a...