Articles for Pastors

I open the door and begin my day: “If I trust him to see what is done in secret, I will not need to be seen by men.”

Jesus illustrates to us how we can best effect durable learning by better preaching. But ultimately it requires a learner’s active engagement and God’s work to effect transformation.

Can you recognize spiritual abuse in the church? Often, you don’t realize you’re in a situation until your health is damaged, your soul is torn or your outside relationships suffer.

If we let a church die and go out of business, then bring a new group into the building and start afresh with something different, that's not the way to revitalize anything. We have held a funeral and then birthed a new flock.

Through prayer, hard work and a relentless Gospel focus we experienced strong growth primarily due to new believers being added to our church roles.

May we never love doctrine for doctrine’s sake; love doctrine for the aim of loving Jesus. No more knockoffs. The real thing is ready.

Setting goals this next week will give me time to pray about and prepare for meeting those goals. Maybe these discipleship questions will help you in setting goals for 2023.

If ministry volunteers aren’t validated in the ministry you lead, then they will look for another place where they are.