Pastors / Leadership Archives

How are we to think about the religious commitments of political candidates? Are their actual beliefs off-limits in terms of public policy?

Does every part of the youth ministry directly connect kids to Jesus?

A new book reveals a previously unknown side of Mother Teresa through her private letters written over 66 years. This book was not produced by her...

The death of Dr. D. James Kennedy is yet another reminder of what the hymn writer Isaac Watts saw when he wrote that "time, like an ever rolling...

God's will for people includes their full assurance.

In reading the provocative writings of the atheist author of God is Not Great, Dr. Ray Pritchard came across three valid points regarding us...

Ethos is a distinguishing tone, environment, or climate—and it's powerful. It may seem intangible, but leaders must know how to influence ethos to...

The story of David’s fleeing for refuge among the prophets of the Lord is instructive for us in many ways.

What do you believe and why do you believe it? Such a question is basic to our very existence and all people must answer it in some way whether...

"User-friendly" was first used to describe software and hardware that is easy for the novice to operate. Applied to the church, it describes a...

Cruel, ungodly behavior toward your pastor is a mark of shame on the church of Jesus Christ.

There’s a place for religion in the public square. But if Democrats or Republicans think that wooing evangelical voters is about "God talk," they...

The people who drove onto that bridge had no advance warning of its collapse. They made no conscious decision to put their lives on the line....

Pastors often joke about a "migratory flow pattern" among Christians in their community who are constantly church-hopping to the "next" thing in...

When it comes to ministry and money, there is not a one-size-fits-all answer.