Articles for Pastors

Weighing the pros and cons of staying or leaving.

Faith in Jesus means you believe he actually exists. And second, you are convinced he is trustworthy; you can believe what he says and trust in his character. There are many Bible verses about faith.

Insisting on unanimity can actually damage unity. Instead, let’s value trust more highly than agreement.

Why do some leaders end so well while others go out not in a blaze of glory, but in a blaze of gory?

We all need to follow relationship principles. It doesn’t matter how smart, gifted, or knowledgeable we are. If we don’t know how to get along with people, we won’t make it far as leaders.

Whenever the biblical message of the cross is made to conform to human wisdom, you have a distortion of the message.

How your church can experience rapid multiplication and keep the sites aligned as they grow.

The greatest temptation in Christian communities is to avoid confession altogether, to maintain the facade, the uneasy stasis of staying right near the surface and never getting too deep, too real, too honest with each other.