Articles for Pastors

Sometimes church-going Christians miss the power of the Lord’s teaching because we are over-familiar with the parables of Jesus.

My final message as pastor at Cross Church became a love letter to this beloved church. Because I love this church I reflected on something every pastor should consider: how to leave your church well.

What is the role of a pastor when he's not preaching? The pastor wears many hats. Some of them of which you may not even be aware.

There is a massive difference between a critical mind and a critical spirit. The former builds up; the latter tears down.

A number of recent reports have shown that social media is having extremely negative effects on our society. We need to learn new ways of discipling our church members in the age of Facebook.

They have a vibrant and consistent prayer life, even though you’ve never seen their private prayers. And you wish your relationship with God was more like theirs. That kind of prayer for men is available toi us all.

Something’s driving your church. There are good ways to run a church and there are bad ways to run a church . . . the challenge for many church leaders is no one is really quite clear on what that is.

I'd like to share what every pastor needs, but won't tell you. Fortunately, the Bible does.