Pastors / Leadership Archives

Many in the American church know God in the same way they know the President — they know some facts about him, where he lives, what he does — but...

Winston Churchill called anecdotes, "the gleaming toys of history." They are hard to define, but we all know a good one when we find one. Here are...

Leaders and churches that are committed to speaking the truth in love learn that church discipline is part of the package.

Perhaps there is someone who wonders in today's world, "Can a minister really have any possible influence on the world around us?"

Is the future of our congregations tied to the fate of the family?

Has someone you respected let you down? Did you learn your mentor has feet of clay? I'm writing this to those who feel confused and disenfranchised...

Should the Sunday morning sermon be designed primarily to reach lost people or teach Christians?

For the church to be a relevant instrument and faithful witness of the gospel, especially in the wake of Christendom's collapse, we must recover a...

Today, I rise to announce a new movement. We've got conservatives, liberals and progressives. Now it's time for the regressive movement!

Scholars are working on an attempt to propose a purely natural origin for belief in God. One group of scientists armed with a multi-million-dollar...

I'm scared off by people who tend to treat the earth as god, rather than as God's handiwork, so I have avoided considering my responsibility as a...

Not many churches have cemeteries anymore. In some ways, that's a good thing. But I wonder if we are losing something by outsourcing the care of...

If "the church of Jesus Christ is not the purpose or goal of the gospel, but rather its instrument and witness," then what exactly is the church's...

What am I supposed to think when "don't clip your sideburns too short" is right next to "don't practice fortune-telling"? Can I know which...

The first Easter meant that redeemed sinners now had the power to live above sin. But some people didn’t want this kind of Jesus. They wanted...