Articles for Pastors

3 Ways to Know the Quality of Your Leadership

What makes people effective leaders? I find that by asking myself these three questions on a semi-regular basis, I get a fairly accurate assessment of where I am as a leader.

The Cool Pastor

There is nothing more “uncool” than a man attempting to be cool.

How Young Leaders Can Lead Older Leaders

As the Boomer generation ages and hands the baton of leadership to the Xers and Millennials, more and more young leaders find themselves leading those older than themselves.

5 Ways Tracking Church Attendance Messes With Your Soul

"Having been in church leadership for most of my adult life, tracking numbers has done a number on me, both positively and negatively."

10 Reasons Church Members Don’t Trust Pastors

The truth is that many laypersons don’t truly trust their own pastor.

10 Lessons I Have Learned After Writing Exactly 1,000 Blog Posts

If you’re thinking about blogging, keep in mind the Internet is shifting further and further into video.

Your Inner Pharisee

"The Pharisees are boogeymen among evangelicals, and as such, it is hard to conceive that we ourselves might be Pharisees."

Four Questions You Should Ask Every Time You Read the Bible

By asking four foundational questions, we can make sure we are asking the kind of questions that God designed the Bible to answer.