Articles for Pastors
Preaching for a Decision This Easter
You can’t preach for a decision unless you’re willing to stand on the Word of God and humbly yet forcibly challenge people.
Articles for Pastors
Mark Driscoll: 6 Tips for a Powerful Easter Sermon
Be bold, take a risk, and do the work of an evangelist like Paul commands.
Articles for Pastors
The Shortsightedness of Shortcuts—And Why It Pays to Dig Deep
With more than three decades in ministry now, I’m convinced there are no shortcuts in ministry that will help you in the long run.
Articles for Pastors
Why We Envy Bi-Vocational Pastors
Here are some reasons many of us admire and perhaps envy (just a tad) the bi-vocational pastor….
Articles for Pastors
Seven Trends in the Way Churches Are Responding to Inactive Members
I am using the phrase “inactive members” to refer to those church members who have not shown up for any church service or event in several months.
Articles for Pastors
No More One Night Stands
I must admit. I’ve never had a one night stand. But, I have offered them in a way over the years to the church.
Administration
Church Finances: Why Giving Stays Strong While Attendance Drops in Churches
Here is a strange trend that may affect your church finances: While more than half of all churches are in some form of attendance decline, a segment of these declining churches experiences either stability in giving or an increase in giving at the same time people are leaving.
Articles for Pastors
The Ministry of Property Management – Atlanta Housing
Could the Atlanta housing situation (or lack thereof) be helped by a ministry? Yes, yes it can.