Articles for Pastors

Taking time off is not something that I despise. I love downtime. I don’t look for work just to stay busy, avoid homelife or to “escape” reality by feeling accomplishment.

For some of you, Sunday was a difficult day. Something happened (or has been happening) within your congregation that makes your ministry difficult.

Ministry can be tough. Ministry can be frustrating. Ministry can even be depressing. But ministry in the local church can also be one of the greatest joys you’ve ever known.

A healthy staff requires a team approach. It requires everyone working together. As I attempt to lead a team, there are certain expectations I have for those who serve on a church staff in supporting the leadership of a senior pastor.

When someone is engaged in counseling, it means they’re engaged in their life and that they want to make progress toward wise, meaningful life-decision. Toward health.

When your kids notice someone that looks different, don’t shy away from the differences. Instead, celebrate the diversity that God has created.

If there’s one thing you never set out to do as a leader or communicator, it’s to lose the audience.

Do you deal with pastoral anxiety? Even Paul, the one who counted it a joy to “spend and be spent” for his people, admitted that he felt anxiety for all the churches.