Pastors / Leadership Archives

While Islam is the religion typically associated with the persecution of Christians, it does not have a monopoly on the practice.

As a Christian community we’ve tried entertainment, political power, criticism and boycotts, and yet we find that today, the perception of...

Doctrinal sermons tend to sound like Systematic Theology 101, a lecture rather than a message from God. Wouldn't you like to hear a presentation of...

Your ministry will change lives only if you crucify your own agenda and invite Jesus to resurrect His plans for your work. Here's how.

Another book/film combo has given Christians a real challenge -- one that will require careful thinking and intellectual engagement, but not fear.

A professional coach who was a pastor for 18 years answers questions such as how the roles and responsibilities of pastoring are similar to...

As this column goes to press, hundreds of presumably Muslim protestors in Sudan are shouting for the execution of a British school teacher. Her...

Mark Twain famously said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Let's hope the obituary of the local church, written by some, is just...

Paul Edwards interviews pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church John MacArthur about the emerging church movement in America.

How might we respond to our cultural phenomenon of people putting off maturity? John Piper offers 15 suggestions for the Church.

At the recent GodBlogCon I was asked to give an address on “Identifying Impact Points in Culture.” Even on a good day I’m not much of a speaker,...

During the National Conference on Christian Apologetics, one statement by Erwin Lutzer got my attention: "God the Father demands perfection......

From time to time I hear people lamenting the current state of evangelicalism and particularly of the loss of an appreciation for preaching. I...

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"I love to preach and teach, but the hardest part for me is finding just the right story or quote to reinforce what I'm teaching..." If that sounds...