Pastors / Leadership Archives

Celebrating Advent helps families prepare for the coming of Christ. But where do Advent traditions come from?

Is your church emerging? Consolidating? Declining? No matter the case, learn how to keep your congregation faithful and fruitful.

Why is there a resurgence of Calvinism among younger evangelicals? I think these are factors that have been used by God to bring this about...

Helmut Thielicke was a preacher-theologian who stood between two worlds: the academy and the church.

With each November I find myself retracing America's past and always arriving at the same conclusion: America is a miracle, an answer to countless...

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...