Pastors / Leadership Archives

Are there some particular insights you’ve gained during the years that help you preach for life change?

As we approach this national day of thanksgiving, I thought it necessary to reflect upon our nation’s long history of giving thanks to Almighty...

You can't spend 30 minutes each week with every person in the church personally applyng God's Word to God's people, but you do have an opportunity...

It's one thing to love word-study, quite another to subject our congregations to our own personal battle over the meaning of some obscure Greek...

We need to understand that God's anger is a grieving anger. Grieving about what? Mark 3:1-5 provides a vivid example of God-centered anger.

Many pastors struggle with stress and the lack of ministerial fulfillment. I would like to suggest that making one decision can provide the cure...

Christian freedom—academic freedom and personal freedom—is not the right to interpret the Bible in any way we see fit and then act on our...

A friend asked me to recommend a few preachers he should listen to for his own benefit. It’s fascinating to think about how technology has changed...

Ministerial malpractice can be more dangerous than physician malpractice. So consider adopting a ministerial Code of Honor.

What would happen if our churches were to recognize our role in showing people the future, not just in our teaching and in our going but in our...

How many times have we sat in a church service or class that was numbing our brain when the preacher or teacher said those magic words that jerked...

Mark Batterson is the founding and lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. He has become known for two outstanding books...

It is not enough to respond to the marriage crisis within the church by saying, “My marriage is fine!” If we abide together in Christ, then we...

Church history give us some direction regarding how to find one. Here's a brief list of five questions (based on the five sola’s of the...

In an age when many religious leaders embrace the latest technology and even "tweet" from the pulpit, some are reassessing the potential negative...