Pastors / Leadership Archives

When you’re tasked with shepherding souls in our gravely fallen world, pastors and leaders naturally face days, or seasons, of discouragement. Even...

Everyone has faith in something or someone. But our faith needs an object, something or Someone in which we believe, trust, and have confidence...

The Bible is a large and intricate book, with major and minor characters, epic and concise stories. No words are wasted in Scripture, and there are...

In a strange way, the pain we experience in life may be the best sign that God truly is good and that through pain we see his love for us.

Our Triune God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in one. He reigns over all, sees all, hears all, and compassionately, faithfully,and...

The Bible uses the word “man” throughout its pages. All twelve disciples were men. Many of the stories we read center on males, including those of...

Only one time did a bad thing happen to a good person. That person was Christ. The bad thing that He suffered was the punishment that our sins...

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is a biblical concept spoken by Jesus in Luke 6:31 and Matthew 7:12; it is commonly referred to...

When Jesus was asked about the most important commandment, he made it very simple for us when he said, “You must love the Lord your God with all...

Death. The very word can trigger images of darkness, men and women in black, of grief, and for some, fear. But God doesn’t want us to live in fear...

When I was asked to join our women’s leadership team, I discovered why our events felt different. Our leaders prioritized certain...

There has been much debate about a woman's role in preaching, teaching and leading in the church according to a singular interpretation of one...

Are you and I engaging in behavior which inhibits the purpose, growth, and strength of the local church? Here are five simple ways you can be a...

Lay leaders need to learn flexibility as they work with their pastors. And, in turn, pastors can demonstrate that they value their volunteer...

It was Sunday morning, and calm prevailed as I entered our church sanctuary. To my horror, I learned bombs had gone off in two churches a short...