Articles for Pastors

Memorize the Mind of God

"When we pursue Scripture memory with meditation, we’re not just storing up for transformation later, but enjoying food for our soul and experiencing transformation today."

How to Preach for Commitment With Stronger Conclusions

We preach Christ and we preach a Gospel that calls for commitment, so powerful preaching presses for a verdict.

Five Signs Your Church Is Becoming Irrelevant

Do you have a relevant church? Do you have any idea how you’d answer that accurately? Whether your church has no momentum or whether it’s losing steam, here are 5 signs it is becoming irrelevant.

Five Keys in a Pastor’s Marriage

A pastor's choice of a wife is the most critical decision he can make relating to his life and ministry. Five keys to keeping a pastor's marriage and ministry strong.

When a Leader Has Doubts

As Christian leaders, we want to have faith to move mountains, but sometimes our faith is too small. What makes that happen? Why can’t we believe big all the time?

Seven Ways Being Nice Hurts Your Church

Church leaders and members sometimes sacrifice the health and good of the church for fear of hurting one or a few persons.

In Church Leadership, Be an Action Taker

If God has called you to do something in your ministry and you are not doing it, do it now! Not next month, next week or even tomorrow—do it right now.

Assimilation & Our Churches: Do We Do It Well?

Assimilating the church can be like staffing a nursery but the goal is to be so outrageously biblical that everybody sees it as a dream that is only possible with God’s full engagement with people fully engaged with him.