Pastors / Leadership Archives

Jennifer Wright Knust from Boston University, tries to demonstrate how “murky and inconsistent and prone to being hijacked by ideologues” the Bible...

It’s surprising how few open, transparent and practical discussions there are about racial matters in the local church.

When we speak of calling, most people think of some loftier spiritual work rather than business, construction, or retail. Under this paradigm, the...

The commencement address and charge to graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, delivered May 20, 2011 by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.,...

The Church needs to know what it believes, why it believes it -- and why it matters.

No matter how far young adults go from Christ, there’s hope for them to return to faith if Christians like you reach out to them. Here's how to...

In time, people have a hard time telling when we are kidding and when we are dead serious. There is no worse indictment on a man's preaching than...

Here are six reasons well-meaning pastors might give the worst possible advice to victims of domestic violence.

Young pastors dive into ministry with a plan to fix the church and save the world -- only to discover that they too need fixing and saving.

So many times we get ahead of God, wanting to have a singles’ ministry for something fun to do. Jesus teaches the importance of building our...

Homosexuality is here to stay. In fact, it's becoming more a part of our culture every day. For Christians, the long-term plan with homosexuals...

The Proverbs 31 woman needs our attention, but the 1 Samuel 1 woman does too.

For savvy pastors, the parable of the seed and soils eases our pain by explaining the reason behind a lean preaching harvest.

What is it that people entering a church want?

How do we Christians make the case for a biblical approach to key issues? Here’s a hint: Don’t cite Scripture.