Articles for Pastors

Christians sometimes pick what they want and leave the rest on the counter. Here are some dangers of that approach—dangers that might also signal if we’ve moved in this direction.

Now, in one sense, a pastor can do anything from the pulpit. Once. To avoid unnessecary trouble, consider the things a pastor can't say.

Why would human pride tend to choose a works-based salvation? Any work which you try to contribute to your salvation, your justification before God, annuls the grace of God and insults the God of grace. You have absolutely nothing that God wants.

In fact, it is now becoming clear that these trends are killing the mission of the church far more effectively than the hot-button issues that get all the attention. Here are five trends that are killing the mission of the church.

He proclaimed the Gospel based on several Old Testament texts and concluded by extending a Gospel invitation for his listeners to respond.

After exploring the limits of doubt, I've discovered that He is my destination, and I hope my heart is like St. Augustine's, "You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until we find ourselves in you."

We can’t truly appreciate the New Testament without an understanding of the Old Testament.

As pastors, leading at home is one of our primary environments of leadership and by far the most challenging.