Pastors / Leadership Archives

The Bible instructs us to address God as "Father" in prayer, a practice emphasized by Jesus Himself through various scriptures. By doing so, we...

Here are several “gifts” no pastor wants or needs or should ever receive from those who value his ministry and wish to encourage him.

If I were to chronicle and categorize the hours of my adult life, the majority of my time would have surely been devoted to pastoral counseling....

An elder at a Presbyterian church noticed many other Christian men – including born-again, Spirit-filled, faithful followers of Christ – went...

These relationships can be frustrating, disorienting, and sometimes even downright harmful to your mental health. As Christians, how can we respond...

Regardless of how you shape it, our pastors – and possibly your pastor – are in a challenging place. If you believe pastors are important to the...

We never intend to sin. It has deceived us into believing that little steps won’t matter. However, God has instructed us to follow His pattern, and...

What do you do if a person you have wronged chooses not to forgive? You need forgiveness in order to make things right with this person. Can you...

Before beginning a Bible reading plan, here are some tips I’ve found helpful along the way. You will struggle, you will miss days, but the point is...

The first type of church is more concerned to stake out the teaching of the Christian faith in all of its counter-cultural glory, the other more...

What’s the best advice you ever gave to your congregation to help them through the New Year?

Here are 10 areas in which you can pray over your pastors, leaders, and church in general, that will bless and protect your church leadership. Each...

God’s Word offers comfort and encouragement to bring Him back into focus and bring us out of survival mode. Here are 6 scriptures for when we lose...

I believe too many leaders have bought into the idea that not only do they have to have it all together, but the people they lead need to know they...

The idea of “works” is a burden for people trying to earn their way to God, and a welcome necessity for those who realize that they can never earn...