Articles for Pastors

I reflect on joys and blessings of my 14 years of pastoring, but I also remember mistakes I made. If I were pastoring again, I would do these things more often:

It is well documented that the apostle Paul had a hard ministry. He didn’t exactly have an ivory palace gig where he studied the ancient writings of Moses and churned out volumes of commentaries. He experienced ministry pressure upon ministry pressure.

Premarital sex is not a problem in the minds of many young adults today who claim to be Christians. However, the Bible is pretty clear on this topic.

Why is it the very people who have the greatest need to relax find it so difficult to do? Take pastors, for instance...

Have you ever sent an email to those who serve in your church and wondered how effective it was? Most mass email communications are at...

Even when it’s hard, when it’s controversial or when it seems dull, you must endure. Open your Bible, study a passage, think about the gospel connection, then preach it.

Your pastor isn’t perfect, but we assume he or she should be close, right? That’s why when we hear of their fall from grace we are so shocked by their behavior.

It is very appropriate for any Christian to obey the spirit of this text by endeavoring to humble himself or herself, pray, seek God’s face and turn from wicked ways, trusting that God will hear, forgive and heal.