Pastors / Leadership Archives

While differences in doctrine and practice threaten schism in mainline churches, many biblically conservative groups have reaffirmed orthodox...

Now that he’s convinced us that ‘blended worship’ is, indeed, possible, worship leader and Seminars4Worship guest clinician John Chisum sets out to...

Pastors by the thousands have lost the joy of their calling because of the unabating stress that accompanies their vocation. Ministers' wives and...

There's no shortage of churches and Bibles in the United States today. But for all the trappings of religion, there isn't nearly so much living...

Are you confused by the issues surrounding same sex marriage? Do you wonder why Christians are being asked to get involved? The following links and...

As we implement the Empowering Kingdom Growth initiative, it is essential that we re-examine the message we proclaim. Is it the same “gospel of the...

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...