Pastors / Leadership Archives

Islam and the West offer two very different and fundamentally irreconcilable visions of society. While we are certainly not a nation at war with...

We should embrace the moments in our ministries where we must tackle the issues of sin that plague our people. It is part of the burden in our...

Nostalgic sentiment loiters in the mental cobwebs of us all. But were “the good old days” really that good?

Reliance upon the faith community for support and relationships is all but forgotten in many evangelical circles. Also, a need exists for those...

Much is said about the deplorable state of preaching in our time. I am convinced that the root of the problem is theological.

A biblical understanding of church membership is a desperate need in today’s evangelical churches.

The problem I have with preachers deciding to "preach through the Bible" is that it assumes any sermon you bring from any text is God's Word for...

It's time for every church to be crystal-clear on this issue. Adding marriage to your church constitution won’t solve all the problems, but it may...

“The hope of glory (Rom 5:2) and the promise of a reward for our toil is the final catalyst for encouraging us as pastors.”

There is yet another reason which kept Paul from losing heart: self-denial. In other words, he had taken up his cross to die that others might...

Complying with the law is a fundamental principle for churches desiring to model integrity.

Mercy received enabled Paul to trust God's method of bringing the same message of mercy to others: preaching the gospel.

Paul found a way to keep from losing heart in his ministry, even though his trials in the world and the church likely were great.

There are seasons when pastors receive more hate mail than normal, and now is probably one of them, when churches and pastors are taking courageous...

In the Church, bad ideas and wrong-headed philosophies function in the same way as viruses. They infect a church, and as members and leaders...