Pastors / Leadership Archives

The reason I started this current series of devotions with priorities is simple: that's where youth ministry starts; our relationships with Christ...

What is a healthy church? It is a church in which all of the biblical purposes find expression in an appropriate equilibrium. Healthy churches...

When pastors choose a Bible, what do they use? According to a new survey, it's either the New International Version or the King James Version. But...

I have to wonder about the times my children see me frustrated and frazzled due to the fury of the storms of life. Maybe those days are ones when I...

Church discipline ought to be understood for what it's really about. It can and should be a demonstration of affection for congregants who have...

Is ‘blended worship’ really possible? Does it really work? Will our congregations swallow this theory ‘hook, line, and sinker’? The answer is both...

Just as we can look at our past failures and wrongs and see them in the light of God’s love and grace in our spiritual lives, so we must see growth...

Luis Palau returned to China this month and continued the pursuit of his life-long dream to one day hold an open-air festival in China's capital...

How do you structure a church so it just keeps on growing and doesn’t plateau? I believe there are 10 essentials you must focus on as you structure...

Frustration, fulfillment, empowerment, and disappointment: such are the mixed-bag blessings of short-term urban youth ministry. On one hand, such...

Ball players have been known to break out of slumps simply by changing bats. They get one that’s a tad longer or an ounce lighter and “bang”...

Whether you're a student or a full-grown adult, well-schooled in the ways of worship, once worship infiltrates your life, the evidence is...

The vast majority of churches today are polishing the engine of worship, prayer and praise (each necessary and important), but neglecting the sober...