Articles for Pastors

Longer-term pastors must be highly intentional to learn about the world outside their own churches.

When church members cease “giving all diligence” to living out the Christian life), they sometimes start looking for the local church to live the Christian life for them. They adopt a mechanistic view of the role of the church in their lives.

This is reality, not myth—we are actually being watched, hovered over and whispered to, not only by God and righteous angels, but also by fallen angels, demons. This is the nature of spiritual warfare.

We have much to learn from the character of Jesus, including how to be a good leader.

These misconceptions might be common, but don't fall for these lies about the church.

If you’re a Christian you will obey! The Spirit of God living inside of us ensures it. We will bear good fruit. This doesn’t make us sinless. But it does make us sure of spiritual growth and it does make us more conscious and convicted over our sin.

This is one of those verses that appears everywhere. You see it on chalkboards, t-shirts, coffee mugs, even tattoos.

We often call things like voting or electing certain kinds of people our "Christian responsibility." But is it, really? What does the Bible say about politics?