Joe McKeever Archives

Giving in ways that push you outside of focusing on yourself can renew your Christmas Spirit.

If I were the pastor, once again, of a church during the Christmas season, here are a few things I would do…

Can you sing in the middle of your pain? If you cannot—if everything has to be perfect before you can give thanks—let me tell you about a sweet...

More pastors should emulate coaches in staying focused on the end result: winning the game. For ministers, that means glorifying Christ and making...

For believers—serious disciples of the Lord Jesus—there is only one question when facing the possibility of an all-out church battle: “What would...

To hear “yes, we believe the Bible” is as meaningless as asking someone if they embezzled company funds or committed adultery. Anyone who would do...

We hear God’s people spouting these four shallow oversimplifications from time to time. These are not all, of course. The enemy is creating new...

Jesus spoke a mind-boggling number of things never heard before on Earth. Many found His words provocative, offensive, and even blasphemous. In...

Looking back over a lifetime of ministry, a wise pastor shares encouraging insights from his beloved wife that she wanted the pastors of young...

Pray. Go slow. Wait on the Lord. Gather information. Try something small. Let it grow. You are encouraging your pastors more than a dozen...

Thoughts are not harmless. The thought is the preparation for the act. And seriously wrong deeds are almost always preceded by a full-scale...

When you start a new church and you are the pastor and you’ve done it your way, be careful not to “own” the church. According to Matthew 16:18,...

As Paul said, “We are not ignorant of his devices” (2 Corinthians 2:11). We know how he works. And here are some of the lies we have noticed...

Trust the One who calls you to share the message. And do the thing you fear. When you practice, relax, give it to God, and press on...these 7 steps...

Any believer who points the finger at another Christian and says, "You are the reason I no longer go to church" is being dishonest. Unwilling to...