Pastors / Leadership Archives

Christians can be right on the key facts of the gospel, but at the same time miss some of the critical implications and applications for daily...

This controlling posture in the church can easily be camouflaged as faithfulness and zeal to labor hard in the work of the ministry. However, it...

Here are three important lessons on mentorship for both younger and older pastors.

Sharing how he has coped after his son’s suicide, Rick Warren urges pastors to let their times of suffering be acts of ministry.

Life is all about tension. Growth and decay. Light and dark. We see it in our spiritual lives, too. Even in prayer.

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.