Pastors / Leadership Archives

The pathway to being lost in the middle of your own ministry story is a road that has been traveled by many. Inspecting their journey can help you...

It's not the IRS that keeps us from "speaking up" as some think we should. It's mission.

You hear it all the time - science and religion can't coexist. Chris Daniel examines whether that's true. For more information about Chris Daniel,...

Too often, our attitude toward the surrounding culture and those who make it up is judgmental and condemning. We thoughtlessly criticize anything...

"Single" and "alone" are not synonymous. A person can be married and alone just as one can be single and live a full life in community.

There is no evidence that Jesus was married in the books that give us the history of his life. Let's look at the singleness of Jesus and various...

A spiritual infant looks and acts a lot like human infants. They’re self-centered, cry-babies, impatient, helpless, noisy, and messy.

Someone brought something to my attention recently. A young woman on our staff came across a talk, given by a pastor, on a church’s website. It was...

The college years are a crucial time for people to engage in relationships that give them encouragement and support. Here's how Christians can...

Most of our neighbors have some commitment to Christian values, but what they desperately need is salvation from their sins. This does not come by...

1. That pastors would see other churches in their immediate vicinity as a co-laborer, not as the competition.

Some pastorates are more difficult than others. Yours may be one of them. But, like Charles Simeon, be willing to carry the cross for Christ's...

This is not a call for shorter sermons, but it is a call for purposeful preaching where every word counts.

Christians typically respond to tragedy in one of two ways: Either they see them as God's judgment and punishment, or they rush to deliver aid to...

Seminary used to be a given for anyone wanting to pursue a life of vocational ministry. Not anymore.