Pastors / Leadership Archives

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...

The year 2008 shaped the future of evangelical America - and the world - in major ways. From the Olympics abroad to the presidential election at...

Very few churches set meaningful goals. If people come, seem happy, and we meet the budget, well... let’s repeat the same thing next year. This way...

In some ways, a Christian pastor is fulfilling the very essence of his calling when he preaches an unbeliever’s funeral.

Some things are just natural Christmas gifts. Fruitcake, not so much. But how about the Bible being recited on national television?

We’ve got to also remember to be gracious if we happen to encounter a tired store clerk who wishes us a “happy holiday.” What kind of a witness is...

I have visited many parts of the world in which the challenges to the 21st-century pulpit look rather different. So part of the purpose of the rest...

When believers face suffering and hardships, the question they most often ask is, "Why?" Suffering and the Goodness of God offers biblical truths...

A new Barna group study shows that more people value "making a difference" with their life -- but do their actions follow their words?

Jesus states that his church is built on the confession that he is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. But in the 'church' of liberal theology,...

United in their aversion to the liberal drift of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, a group of conservatives on Wednesday...