Pastors / Leadership Archives

Hopeless? Depressed? Where can youth workers get confidential and affordable counseling? Who in your ministry can you turn to for help when you're...

Preach the Word! That simple imperative frames the act of preaching as an act of obedience. That is where any theology of preaching must begin....

Prisoners are following the path from social troublemaker to redeemed helper ... finding God behind bars and now helping others find Him on the...

How shocking to suddenly strike a deep pothole while driving! How much more stunning to run onto the shoulder of the road and lose control of the...

Is someone in your congregation experiencing a difficult Christmas? You can offer comfort and encouragement this season by reaching out with these...

If your church is torn apart by conflict that robs of it vitality and fruitfulness, the culprit is likely corporate sin. This kind of damage isn't...

Joe Williams has encountered plenty of discouragement lately while counseling pastors around the Gulf Coast region, but he has also seen rays of...

Guys, we need each other. This thing called Christianity really is a team sport. We weren't meant to do it alone. You have a wife, children and...

Do some churches believe that their creativity and seemingly cute use of worldly images will cause people to flock to their morning worship...

Some pastors drive the sheep—like the butcher. Others lead the sheep—like the Shepherd. One group of pastors finds that the people willingly and...

Churches have a tremendous opportunity at Christmastime to crack open the hearts of people in their community through humble acts of generosity and...

As a pastor’s wife, you may feel as if you’re living in the shadow of your husband’s wings, no matter how busy you are at church. But his call to...

Do our young people comprehend the rich tradition and foundational truths of the historic Christian faith? Have parents and church leaders done an...

Christmas rolled around last year, right on schedule as I recall, and with it the annual platitudes about consumerized Christianity. As a youth...

As a pastor, you most likely work hard to make a positive impact on the lives of those in your church. But no amount of hard work will prove...