Articles for Pastors

Senior pastors of growing, outreach-focused churches have two things in common: They all travel a lot, and they all hate traveling.

A truth that many don't realize is this: The higher the standards, the stronger the team.

Lee Coate, the executive pastor in charge of ministry and media at The Crossing Christian Church in Las Vegas, talks about building strong church teams.

Never in nearly three decades of being a senior pastor have I known those in my profession to be more battered and beleaguered. Still, being a pastor is the best job in the world.

Leadership development is similar to a house in that the foundation is essential to the process and the outcomes. What is underneath the surface makes all the difference.

How would you like to find another 40 hours in your month? What could you accomplish with that time? Get an advanced degree? Read the books you’ve been wanting to get to? Develop an interest? Sharpen a skill set? Think about the impact of this.

We should be reluctant to blame God, however, for our clogged calendars when they are often caused by our own procrastination or poor planning.

Have you ever noticed that the eyesight that leads you into sin is blind, but the eyesight to lead you out is presumed to be 20/20?