Articles for Pastors

What God says about his word is a deep, complex, and staggering thing. And each book of the written word testifies to the wonder of his revelation. I decided to take a look, book by book, selecting a representative passage from each to highlight many of the things God's word says about God's words.

Cynicism spreads through our soul like a virus, causing negativism that often leads to discouragement.

Many church staffs have a performance-oriented driven-ness that is hard to quiet. There is a longing for more, but more of what?

A Christian leader can fall prey to any one of these 12 errors. If not addressed, these problems might even prove to be fatal to godly leadership.

Generally speaking, the people who write scripts and make movies honestly have no idea of what Christianity is, or its most basic concepts, themes and institutions.

There are roadblocks in good leadership, some of them we are aware of and some no one ever pointed out to us.

Does it matter whether a same-sex attracted person was "born this way"? Well, what does matter is that in our pursuit to understand the answer to this question, sometimes we overlook the bigger, more pressing issue: How to care for LGBTQ people.

I’m not arguing that every pastor should seek a raise today. Every leader must make a personal decision, and all must work within the context in which they serve. I do know, though, that I would be more open with the church today if I had financial needs.