Pastors / Leadership Archives

One wonders how church members came to see their job as issuing progress reports on the preacher’s pulpit abilities. “He’s better.” “He’s the...

Many social and church situations are designed with extroverts in mind—situations that can leave the other 50% of society feeling uncomfortable....

The word “Trinity” is indeed a manmade word, from Tri meaning “three” and unity meaning “oneness.” That should not stop us from believing in its...

You probably know a pastor who couldn't resist tying the solar eclipse in with last Sunday's sermon...

Pastors, just so you are reminded, most (actually all…but for my self-righteous friends I’ll say most) of us wouldn’t qualify for any position in...

Here’s the deal: the church is filled with real people with real problems. I’m not saying a bad attitude is ok but we all have to remember that...

We all preach boring sermons from time to time. The trick is not to make a habit of it.

The Church. It can be a confusing place at times. You walk through the front doors expecting people to somehow be different than the outside world....

Being an introvert simply means I recharge through alone time. The Bible contains several examples of how Jesus seemed to recharge through alone...

Why do you do what you do in ministry? What’s driving you? Better yet, how do you understand what you are doing in ministry?

In God's design for the Christian life, we don't roam aimlessly from one pasture to the next.

Why do people hold on to church jobs long after their usefulness has expired? Long after the pastor wants them to?

After the committee has grilled the pastoral candidate and the tables are turned, what information should he want from them?

For any change to be lasting and meaningful, it must come from an inward change.

For those in ministry, it is easy to become disillusioned or burnt out. So before pastors can care for others, they need to care for their own...