Articles for Pastors

With teens' short attention span, preaching engaging sermons for teenagers (and even adults) is not easy. But if you are a senior pastor, and there are teenagers in the room, you had better engage them or you will lose them.

To help make this Easter the best yet, here are five of the common mistakes pastors make on Easter planning that I have noticed--and you can avoid!

In 1957, the Civil Rights Movement was started by Black Christians in the South “with the goal of redeeming 'the soul of America' through nonviolent resistance” in response to the evils of racism and injustice. So why is it that we do not see this movement as a revival?

Every church has a culture. But how do you know if your church culture is toxic? More importantly, how would you know whether you’re creating a toxic church culture as a leader?

What is God's view of gender dysphoria? Here is what we say to those struggling among us: “We do not dismiss you in your struggle. We know what it is to believe we are not at home in this world.

What skills does it take to be a great communicator in the church? Ed Stetzer sat down with 10 seasoned preachers and Bible teachers to learn what their practices are for crafting and delivering a message.

Everyone is broken. It’s a fact of life that’s not only clear from the pages of the Bible but also from the practical reality of...

Every pastor no doubt begins the ministry with the ideal in mind. He will spend his life doing what God called him to do. His days will be spent reading his Bible, praying, telling people about Jesus, and ministering to his church and community.