Articles for Pastors

The first Sunday I served on the security team at church I had an interesting encounter. Late-comers were straggling through the lobby as usual when...

Your main job as a leader is to remind your congregation continually of your church’s vision. Everything else you can delegate. You can’t delegate vision.

So those top leaders to follow that you admire who you think have no struggles? They have them.

Most pastors are not suicidal. But most pastors do struggle. Call it pastoral depression or pastoral anxiety. Whatever you call it, there is something you can do to help.

At the risk of oversimplifying our complex personalities, let me suggest three main preaching styles (and you could argue leadership styles as well); Prophet, Priest and King.

How much have you thought about how to honor your pastor's spouse? Being the spouse of a pastor is tough! Here are ways you can encourage your pastor's other half.

What comes to mind when you think over your pastorate? Words of gratitude?

When leading like a hunter, leaders are quick and decisive. They learn by doing and they live with a convictional sense of urgency. When leading like a farmer, leaders evaluate, plant seeds for future change and invest in cultivating the culture.