Articles for Pastors

Many local churches function as if the primary communicator is also the single vision caster. It’s true that the senior pastor is the lead vision castor, but that only paints a part of the picture.

You like to study Scripture, preach and make a difference—but are those sufficient reasons to become a pastor?

Leadership requires initiative. Healthy relationships require initiative. A pastor without initiative will struggle to feed sheep.

Leadership is influence, and that may have little or nothing to do with “job descriptions” or “chains of command” or “organizational charts.”

A recipe for showing Christ-like humility.

Inspiring those you lead is a skill all leaders are responsible to practice.

All great leaders are good at managing people, but not all great managers are good at leading people.

We all at times fail to notice what is gloriously beautiful, even when it’s right in front of our eyes.