Pastors / Leadership Archives

Most of the conflicts between a pastor and church arise because a pastor who has been seriously gripped by the gospel and biblical understandings...

Starting in this new year, you can make sure that you're as productive as possible in ministry to leave the kind of legacy God intends.

Leadership requires a strong will that refuses to be molded by the moment but to be guided by the truth. It means we must be moving but doing so in...

When those who struggle with sexual sin grab hold of the grace of God, it changes their lives. Let’s take a look at how.

The Christmas season doesn’t have to consume us with stress. By being intentional, we can experience the joy of the season, too!

Barnabas Piper (son of well-known pastor and author John Piper) chats with Crosswalk about his new book The Pastor's Kid, and how churches,...

A new direction is hopefully becoming a positive trend in the way churches welcome those struggling with mental illness.

As we look at the situation in America, let us fervently pray that this test will bring out the best and not the worst of all the American people.

If boredom is the main reason people stop going to church, then awe is the antidote to boredom. But how can we create more awe? Is this something...

Columnist and author James Tonkowich talks about recent attacks on religious freedom in America and what we can do to protect ourselves from those...

I can think of two different ways of viewing a church: a family or a store. And it strikes me that these are the two ways that people who attend...

I was meeting with a potential church planter recently and some of the words of wisdom spoken to me over the years flooded my mind. Some of these...

Every organization has them. Even ones that pride themselves on how intentionally they try to avoid them. Like Meck. When such areas are exposed,...

God’s people are responsible to tell others what God has done for them. At the end of the day, faithfulness to God is a matter of stewardship to...

In almost every behavior, church members were looking out for their own needs and preferences… You get the picture: I. Me. Myself.