Articles for Pastors

Thomas doubted the testimony of his peers, and really, who could blame him?

Here are seven other areas that you can regularly study to help you understand what’s taking place in your ministry.

I spent some time studying Paul’s charge to the elders/pastors in Ephesus (see Acts 20) and saw him lay out a series of marks of a faithful Christian ministry.

You know which church model is the best one? The one you can stick with.

Our faith actually gets better from hardships. So does a person's ability to pastor.

A church leader expends great effort and energy in developing other disciples. We do so on a micro level of individual discipling and training. We do it on a macro level of developing a churchwide system for moving people from unbelief to globally-engaged disciples.

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Pastor Daniel Grothe shares his experience being mentored by Eugene Peterson, a man he saw as a faithful, unhurried minister who was content to live in obscurity.