Pastors / Leadership Archives

The most amazing thing about preaching is the fact that God chose to use human mouths for his message. It is astounding that God has willed that...

What do pastoral internships look like at our church? Here's what's expected.

I pray that what follows may benefit the pastors among us as well as those who love and support them.

Apologizing is hard, especially in the outrage culture of social media. It becomes easy to see life as a political campaign in which the goal is to...

One of the challenges in any sphere of life, particularly ministry, is staying creative. And it’s an important challenge.

In 2013, CTCA launched “Our Journey of Hope,” a cancer care ministry outreach program to help cancer patients find strength and hope in God.

Even before retiring from surgery in 2013, Ben Carson has been on a mission to rally the citizens of the United States—and the Church—to unite.

In reading through Ezra, I was once again struck by the summary description of Ezra’s ministry to the returned exiles found in 7:9–10...

I’ve been interviewing a lot of new Christians to hear how God has worked to bring them to the Savior. One pattern intrigues me. I often hear of...

In honor of the women in our lives and churches, I surveyed a group of pastors’ wives for their thoughts on ministry and marriage.

Churches are living things. Living things grow. If you’re not growing, something is wrong.

Ted and his wife were regular fixtures in my office at the time. He was a serious slave of sin. He’d turned to Christ a couple years before and...

The problem with churches? That would be flawed human beings. So, how can we still call the church holy? Because Jesus.

Does your church have a thriving singles ministry? Or is the leadership fumbling for excuses?

There has been much talk of late about “spontaneous” baptisms. As a result, some have questioned whether it should be offered at all. So should it?