Pastors / Leadership Archives

As the senior pastor and founder of New York’s largest evangelical church, A. R. Bernard told the Times, “When people are shaken to the core, it...

There is a simple method for ministering personally to seven individuals in your congregation each day in a way that will have a great impact on...

As Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office and become the 44th President of the United States, Christians should be thinking about how to...

Pastors are supposed to be devoted to preaching and to public prayer. I want to be part of a congregation full of people committed to the same.

As agents of revelation, the prophets did not preface their teachings by saying, "In my opinion." Instead, they introduced their statements or...

I was driving one day and was stopped in my tracks by a little sign in front of a small church: "For Sale. By Owner." "Who owns the church?" I...

Recently, a reporter from a Christian journal—writing on the topic of the missional church—asked me "What is your definition of the word...

Webster’s dictionary defines “theology” as “the study of the religious faith, practice, and experience.” Technically speaking theology is God...

Our hope is that someone will see himself in this list and learn that a certain practice has been robbing him of his service to the Lord and return...

One of the key thinkers and leaders among young evangelical pastors recently visited with Preaching Magazine about how people today view Jesus and...

We, very much like the Israelites, have been lulled into believing that all is well within the church.

As the family goes, so goes the culture. I would dare to add “so goes the Church.” Given the state of marriage and the family within the Church...

U.S. congregations have changed significantly in the last eight years, according to a new study, with them becoming more ethnically diverse, more...

Working in singles ministry, I visit so many churches and just don't have the time needed to get know everyone. So I love to do what is called "a...