Articles for Pastors

3 Tests of Pulpit Plagiarism: Do You Pass Them?

How do we walk the line between preparation and outright theft? Here's help.

10 Things No One Ever Told You About Being a Pastor

A veteran pastor shares 10 disillusioning experiences from his early days in the ministry.

7 Megachurch Lessons I Learned While on Staff

Bigger has benefits but it can also be a little like high school all over again.

Francis Chan on Failure to Help the Poor Could Send You to Hell

Jesus didn’t speak of hell so that we could study and debate about it. He gave us these passages so that we would live holy lives.

Embrace a Deeper Obedience

Easy times can make us spiritually flabby while trials can awaken us to the value of God’s word.

The Busy Critic

Busyness can cause us to miss God’s work that is right in front of our face.

10 of My Favorite Quotes From J. Oswald Sanders

Passages from Sanders' book "Spiritual Leadership" that are challenging, convicting and encouraging.

February 2018 : Three Prayer Priorities for America

As we enter the month of February of 2018, I am asking you and your ministry to join us in praying for these three prayer priorities for our nation.