Pastors / Leadership Archives

It's a wise church leader who knows which are the load-bearing essentials of the Lord's church, and which are the cosmetic non-essentials.

In heaven, people of all races will worship God together. Since heavenly worship will be diverse, shouldn’t earthly worship be, too?

Unbelief is the force that gives birth to all of our bad behavior and every moral failure.

Though John MacArthur has spoken out biblically on several of the most politically charged issues of the day, it is true that John doesn't involve...

One definition of justice is "giving people what they deserve." But another way of looking at it is "caring for the vulnerable."

The latest numbers are in for Southern Baptists, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, and they’re not pretty.

The call to preach is the highest honor there is. It can also be the most frustrating.

How did 324 churches start growing again after experiencing a pattern of plateau or decline? According to one study, some factors were perceived to...

The gospel can be compared to one beggar telling another beggar where he found bread. There is nothing arrogant about that... is there?

When the Bible, in part or in whole, is dismissed as “clobber Scriptures,” it is not only the Bible that is subverted, but the Gospel.

Listen as the congregation files out of the sanctuary on Sunday, and you'll hear the common refrain: "I didn't get anything out of ___...

Competition between churches is one of the most prevalent yet least talked about issues in church-world.

The call to ministry is almost all-encompassing, and it engulfs an entire family in a mission many of them didn’t choose. Being a pastor’s wife...

Buddy and Clancy love their Turkey Tenders. The packet of those Turkey Tenders explains why that might be: “Turkey Tenders are made from 100...

How do you know if you have fallen for the moralistic counterfeit gospel? Here are two easy diagnostics.