Articles for Pastors

How to Handle a Church Staff Person’s Moral Failure

"When a staff person has a moral failure, you must not only have a plan for the guilty individual but also the church."

Personal Branding, Public Platforms and Godly Ambition

"How do we combat the corrosive, sinful platform-seeking above and earnestly steward our gifts in a way that honors God?"

Teach Us to Pray: The Class We Never Graduate From

What subject did His disciples ask to be taught, who walked with Him and were given a day-by-day, night-by-night, meal-by-meal front row seat for three-and-a-half years?

Grace in a Law and Order World

"Life in the Spirit, under grace, is the only way to really, really live."

True Confession of a Pastor’s Wife: Ministry SAVED My Marriage

"I cannot say what my marriage would be like if my husband were not a pastor."

8 Insights Church Leaders Can’t Ignore

If the church is in conflict, leaders often don’t recognize its depth.

A Surprising Reason NOT to Ban Coffee & Donuts From the Sanctuary

"When others eat food or drink coffee while they listen to your sermon, it may actually make your message stick better."

Whose Fault Is It That They Sleep Through Your Sermon?

"Our sinful hearts are always inclined to lay blame in the lap of another person."