Pastors / Leadership Archives

If you want to be an effective pastor and church leader, avoid these five things:

It’s important for pastors to keep reminding themselves God did not give them ownership of the flocks which they are tending.

These are not necessarily the most important things I’ve learned—but these are 20 things that come to mind at the moment that I’ve learned in 20...

Hebrews 13:17 says pastors will stand before the Lord and give account for the souls of their flock. Only the rebellious and unfaithful fear...

The events I dreaded the most when I first became a pastor were funerals. But not every funeral.

If we’re being honest, it’s so much easier to skip out on church than to get up and go on Sunday morning.

We are the Church of Jesus Christ. We are members of the same body. We need to model to our nation what true oneness means.

I have friends that say they “woke up too late” or “didn’t feel like going,” but instead watched the service online (or simply missed it entirely)....

Throughout history, virtually every society has sought to teach people how to deal with pain and suffering. Sadly, our current culture has largely...

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...