5 things every pastor can learn from Billy Graham
Billy Graham’s faith was authentic, on and off the crusade stage.
Pastoral Ministry
4 tools to help busy pastors stay informed
How can a pastor stay informed without being glued to the news?
Do I have to join a church to be be a Christian?
Your soul needs more than information. In a local church, your preacher is also your pastor who can know you, care for you, and help you.
How to pastor women (without making them uncomfortable)
In the #MeToo Era, many pastors live as though God will not hold them accountable for the souls of women in their church.
5 friends every pastor needs
Isolation is not good for a pastor, his wife and family, or the church he serves.
When should pastors let members leave?
As pastors, we must lovingly guide those whom God has placed under our care to steward their privilege of church membership well.
The Pastor as Theologian
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The selfish reason to stay at the same church for a long time
When a pastor remains at the same church for a long time, the church flourishes. So does the pastor.
Does my church have to confirm my call to ministry?
It’s not like the internal call comes from God and the external comes from man. No, God works through people in both cases.
Church membership isn’t just biblical. It’s beautiful.
To belong to a community is to be at its disposal, to have given over all you have to be used for whatever your community needs.
5 attitudes every new pastor needs
Nothing in seminary can quite get the young pastor completely ready for everything he will face in his first year.
3 strategies for preaching on holidays
Should I pause my expository preaching on holidays?
5 reasons a shrinking church may be a good thing
Not all church decline is bad.
Two Scripture passages every pastor needs today (and every day)
Pastor, meditate on these texts to nourish your faithfulness and silence your anxiety.
How to prepare your church for an active shooter
Hopefully we will never need these guidelines, but our churches must be prepared for the worst case scenarios.
Six things new church members need to know
Every time I teach a church membership class, I try to answer these six questions guests and new members often have.
‘We’re going into battle’
Spiritual Warfare and Pastoral Ministry
What to expect when pastoring your first church
New pastors quickly find out that the church on the ground is different, messier, and more complicated than the church you envisioned in your head.