Pastors / Leadership Archives

The emphasis most churches place on placating God and enriching every social aspect of the members' lives is quite a distance from the emphasis of...

If someone is going to preach to us, we must be very sure they speak for God and not for themselves. Generally speaking, at least five questions...

The health of the church depends upon pastors who infuse their congregations with deep biblical and theological conviction. The means of this...

God has an infinite variety of tools to shape our lives into what He wants them to be. But for the most part, second only to our relationship with...

Philosopher George Santayana wrote concerning Christian prayer, "Prayer is merely painting your wishes against the clouds. When they come true you...

The pastoral calling is inherently theological. Given the fact that the pastor is to be the teacher of the Word of God and the teacher of the...

Way fewer men than women attend church, and when they do go they spend more time checking their watches and working on their To Do lists than...

If we are engaging in evangelism, it is incumbent upon us to evaluate the fruit of our witnessing efforts. Years ago I had to wrestle with the fact...

Every pastor is called to be a theologian. This may come as a surprise to some pastors, who see theology as an academic discipline taken during...

Your pastor and his wife may seem to be the “perfect Christian couple.” He’s a charismatic servant-leader. She plays the organ and makes casseroles...

We as preachers must take heed, watch out, and be careful … lest we fall! Clerical failure in areas of morality has become almost epidemic....

Scripture teaches that God rules over the nations, and the future of Europe looks increasingly like that of Israel when its prophets warned of...

No one becomes a leader instantly, or through a quick seminar or weekend retreat. It’s a process that requires lots of development over time. Jesus...

Cultural engagement is becoming increasingly popular in Christian circles. That trend is welcome, for the most part, in that the Great Commission...

In a recent article titled "Strange Bedfellows," Seed reported on the Clergy Letter Project, which garnered the signatures of over 10,000 clergy...