Pastors / Leadership Archives

Many preachers lack adequate models and mentors, and they find themselves hungry for a homiletical model who can both inspire and instruct. In...

To make authentic connections with people in your congregation and truly impact them in lasting ways, you need to follow the lead of Someone whose...

Two massive hurricanes criss-crossed the State of Florida within three weeks at the cost of many lives and billions of dollars in business and...

In a sense, the happiest and saddest moments of the pastorate converge at exactly the same point. Nothing brings more satisfaction than seeing...

Modern research has concluded that the transition from childhood to adulthood in the United States is often unclear, resulting in additional stress...

Writing in 1927, French observer Andre Siegfried described Protestantism as America's "only national religion." Now, less than a century later, a...

Too often, churches become just vendors of religious services for do-it-yourself Christians. They may offer a vast array of programs and...

It seems to me that true worship happens when a humbled heart draws near to God and sees reality as God sees it, as much as is humanly possible. In...

You’re ready to take your musical gifts to the next level, but you’re not sure where the next level is. How about starting with a few basics?

If your priorities aren't straight, your ministry won't be. Here are some principles that can guide your ministry choices.

If you weren't its pastor, would you attend your own church? See how your church measures up.

A well-known pastor has some concerns about President Bush's faith-based initiative. Bishop T.D. Jakes of the Potter's House Church in Dallas...

In the battle over orthodoxy, liberal leaders in some of the mainline Protestant denominations continue to push for the normalization of...

Do you remember the story of the paralytic in Luke 5 when four men broke through the roof of a synagogue to lower their friend to Jesus? Sometimes...

We can row, row, row our boats all day long chasing ministry aspirations and find ourselves no further than we were when we started the day. That's...