Pastors / Leadership Archives

If I don’t do crazy things for God, am I wasting my life? Am I not being crazy radical enough? I don’t think so. Here’s why: being a Christian is...

Only one job in the world requires expertise in, well, everything. We expect our pastor to be an expert on any pressing issue in our lives.

Prior to Constantine, the church, although organized, was less institutional and more communal or organic. In other words, the outside world didn’t...

What would you do if you knew your neighbors were being murdered for their faith?

As obvious as this sounds, it is amazing the amount of men in local churches desiring to be pastors and considering a call to preach, but are never...

There has been a seismic shift in outreach that few church leaders are understanding, much less pursuing.

We Christians do have a counter-cultural message to share with the world. But how we share that message matters. A lot.

A few months ago I shared a few lessons I’ve learned along the way—a few things I’ve learned about preaching since I rather unexpectedly found...

That is an occupational hazard for a preacher of the gospel and a fatal flaw in our makeup, this “wanting to please people.” God help us. The...

Say the right thing, and you can help set her free. Every woman's pain needs to be heard and taken in and empathized with.

Milk many cows but make your own butter.

A Christian pastor has been effectively disinvited from delivering an inaugural prayer because he believes and teaches Christian truth.

When is it okay for a member or attender of your church to leave? First, let’s state the obvious. It’s never just "okay."

Don't tell an abused woman: “If you had more faith and weren't wavering in your emotions, God would heal this marriage.”

The idea of culture "keepers" is significant. There are aspects of culture – a nation’s culture, a church’s culture, a family’s culture – that must...