Articles for Pastors

In a recent interview on the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast, author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin addressed misconceptions Christians have about reading the Bible and also offered suggestions for how church leaders can help congregants engage with the Bible well.

Defining reality for those we lead us has not been a one-time action during the pandemic. The grief and losses people are experiencing in this season is not something we can deal with once and then casually move past.

I don’t have one method that I use every time. Each sermon calls for something slightly different. But I do have a preferred method I enjoy using when it fits with the sermon.

Prayer isn’t a magic formula that instantly and easily fixes everything.

I write this letter to pastors with tears literally in my eyes. Charles Spurgeon once said, “Whenever God means to make a man great, He always breaks him in pieces first.”

False idols will look less attractive to people when we help them see the greatness of Jesus. Here are three common idols in churches that every church leader needs to know and reject.

People are surprised I am an introvert based on my Sunday interactions with people. I may be an introverted pastor, but I’m very extroverted on Sundays. 

A 2018 talk by author Andy Crouch is going viral after a snippet was shared on Twitter. The entire message, titled “Overcoming Our Greatest Affliction,” addresses topics such as cultural revolutions, knowledge, personhood, power, and status.