Articles for Pastors

How an Experienced Preacher Can Improve Speaking

Even an experienced preacher can use help to improve speaking. Here are some expert tips to do just that. Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord God!...

Ministry Is a Cruel God

If ministry work has taken the place of other things that should be a higher priority in your life, it may be time to ask yourself if it has become your god.

The Critical Role of Name-Calling in Our Witness: You Are ‘Beloved’

Recent ethnographic studies have scripted an entirely different narrative at work in the hearts and souls of young adults in this generation compared to those in the past.

Growing from “Ought To” to “Can Do” Living

You ought to go to church. You ought to read your Bible, eat right, quit smoking, pay your tithes, and be a better mom… dad… husband… wife…...

3 Ways Leaders Break Unhealthy Dependencies

Good leaders invest in their followers. But sometimes we unintentionally hold them back by creating an unhealthy follower-leader dependency.

Just How Bad Is The Summer Slump? Six Discoveries

“I hate summer attendance!” That sentence came from a pastor whose church is consistently down in attendance in the summer. Indeed, his sentiments were echoed...

How To Develop The Indispensable Quality of Leadership

Being a good leader requires making a lot of decisions, based on God’s wisdom, and then acting upon that decision. If you want to know how to be a good leader and make good decisions, you need to know how to develop character.

5 Needs Guests Are Attempting to Meet When They Come to Your Church

What do church guests need when the come to your church? When you think about it from a broader, cultural context, it’s sort of an...