Articles for Pastors

"A brutal self-evaluation can be quite powerful, especially when we do it before the crisis point comes."

"The Internet and social media have trained my brain to read a paragraph or two, and then start looking around."

Young pastors enter the ministry expecting the people of the Lord to be healthy, sane, balanced, spiritual, biblically informed and Holy Spirit guided. And then they run into reality.

I asked pastors to share specific ways someone in their congregation ministered to them. I probed how people could (and did) encourage them. Here’s a sample of what they wrote. If you are not a pastor, consider doing one or two of these this week to encourage your pastor.

Indeed, most awakenings have begun with a few praying people who invite others to join them. With that historical backdrop in mind, I wonder what might happen if congregations begin to pray for church leaders.

Prayer changes things. In any season of great uncertainty, the first thing—the best thing—a believer should do is pray. Spurgeon found this effective in his life, and if it is true of us, we will discover numerous benefits.

"You can have the most brilliant mentor in the world, even a famous one, but if you aren’t ready to pay the price, dig in, learn and change, it won’t matter."

Good seasons in your organization, business, church, city or anything that affects your life should be celebrated.