Articles for Pastors

All pastors get hateful email. Most are easy to ignore and delete. But what do you do with the rest?

Everyone likes to think of themselves as leadership material. To be a follower is not glamorous.

The power in your preaching doesn’t come from your persuasive personality, but the power of God’s Word bathed in prayer.

Many pastors think they exist to help others in their needs, and through their work, rise above our own.

A pastor shares the lessons he learned in trying to start a church in Hollywood.

You might know that preaching sermons is a tough job. But few people know what preaching is really like. I write this post to help members understand preachers a little more—and, I trust, pray more for us.

What is the ideal sermon length? As a preaching professor and a pastor, I’ve asked and been asked that question a hundred times. Today, after 35 years in ministry, I have a definitive answer.

The best leaders don’t just learn new things, they unlearn old things that are holding them and their teams back.