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10 Ways To Find Rest in Christ

Randy Alcorn - April 12, 2024

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Pastor How To's

What Does the Bible Say About Exercise?

Staff - February 13, 2024

Explore what the Bible says about exercise and physical health within a Christian context. Discover the spiritual insights and practical guidance on maintaining a balanced and God-honoring approach to fitness.

Pastor How To's

How to Craft an Effective Altar Call

Staff - February 6, 2024

An altar call can vary in format and content, but its purpose remains the same - to invite individuals to make a public commitment or respond to God's call.

Pastor How To's

Use a Sermon Outline to Sharpen Your Preaching

Staff - February 6, 2024

When it comes to delivering a powerful sermon, having a well-structured outline is essential. A sermon outline serves as a roadmap, guiding both the preacher and the audience through the message.

Pastor How To's

Use Social Media Reinforcement After Your Sermon—And Before!

Joe Hoagland - January 19, 2024

You spend countless hours preparing a sermon and then you get up to preach. You pour into the congregation for thirty minutes or more and then what? Social media reinforcement can help.

Pastor How To's

8 Principles in Seeking Spiritual Accountability

Ben Reed - January 17, 2024

If you want accountability, you’ve got to take that responsibility on yourself.

Ministry Tech Leaders

18 Ways To Ruin Your Reputation on Facebook

Paul Steinbrueck - January 12, 2024

Facebook is a great way for you to build and maintain relationships with people both inside your church and in your community. Every time you post something, you risk ruining your reputation on Facebook.

Pastor How To's

How To Maximize Team Commitment

Evan Doyle - December 18, 2023

There are many things that will try to interfere with team commitment: frustration, boredom, weariness, doubt, opportunities, distractions, and the like.

Articles for Pastors

6 Traits of a Biblically Faithful Preacher

Ben Mandrell - December 4, 2023

God has called preachers to be faithful rather than successful, so how can we be sure we are staying true to the call?

Articles for Pastors

8 Dangerous Pastors Who Will Destroy Your Church

Joe McKeever - November 30, 2023

You’re on your church’s pastor search committee? Good for you. It’s a difficult task, one that can make or break your church for a long time to come. But this can be one of the finest services you render for the Lord and His church, especially if you help your church avoid dangerous pastors.

Articles for Pastors

6 Reasons Pastors Want To Quit on Mondays

Jon McIntosh - November 5, 2023

Not every pastor wants to quit all the time, but from time to time, discouragement sets in, and often it’s hard for pastors to find a safe, anonymous place to talk about it. I took an informal poll asking for the reasons pastors want to quit.

Pastor How To's

Pastoral Calling: What, Who, How and When

Brian Croft - October 27, 2023

The only way for a pastor to avoid the many distractions of life and to remain steadfast throughout his life and ministry is to know what God has truly called the pastor to do.

Administration

Jesus Never Told Us To Fill Church Buildings

Karl Vaters - October 27, 2023

Discover why Jesus emphasized being the church over just attending. Learn how true spiritual renewal comes from going out to serve, not filling pews.

Pastor How To's

6 Ways To Preach Effectively

Gavin Adams - October 24, 2023

This might be the most important principle for effective preaching I’ve learned. It led to my best sermons.

Articles for Pastors

Five Kinds of Thinkers Every Pastor Must Know

Regi Campbell - October 11, 2023

There are five types of thinkers. Once I know how a guy thinks, I can better challenge him to think through an issue and make a good decision.

Pastor How To's

How To Know Your Ministry Calling

Sam Rainer - October 10, 2023

A certain (uncomfortable) peace comes with following God’s call. It's one of the ways to know your ministry calling.

Pastor How To's

4 Questions to Ask Before You Preach

Perry Noble - September 28, 2023

Perry Noble shares four important questions to ask before you kick off your next message.

Articles for Pastors

Is It OK for Pastors To Drink?

Charles Stone - September 25, 2023

Jesus turned water into wine—so does that give the green light to pastors to drink alcohol?

Pastor How To's

Jesus Has a Radical Model of Ministry Training

Ray Hollenbach - September 14, 2023

In the work of making ministry training, success is difficult to measure: The best disciple-Maker in history invested three years in a group that looked like failures on the very same night he celebrated a "graduation dinner" with them.

Pastor How To's

Is Obedience to God Possible?

Ray Hollenbach - September 6, 2023

What if obedience to God didn't have to be like swimming upstream?

Pastor How To's

5 Physical Ways Pastors Prepare for Sunday

Tim Spivey - August 31, 2023

What do you do to prepare for Sundays? What good preparation habits do you recognize in your preacher?

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