Articles for Pastors

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.

Vision always precedes resources. If you’re waiting for people and money to show up so you can get on with your mission, you’ll wait forever.

You can’t take people where you have not been.

There is a dangerous trend in churches today—a trend toward focusing less on the humility, weakness and servanthood of sacrifice, instead prioritizing the triumph, power and boasting of success.

A healthy staff can handle difficulties, recognize problems and solve them. It has built-in systems to restore the condition back to health.

There are quite a few misused Bible verses out there. When people apply scripture in the wrong context, it’s like trying to fight with the butt of the weapon instead of the blade. It’s just not effective.

God places a great deal of importance on the family.  After all, it was his first institution by way of Adam and Eve. That’s why there are so many Bible verses about family.

“We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that, we will be able to make of this old world a new world. Love is the only way.”