Pastors

For Great Commission Christian churches, whether we are churches of welcome or churches of apathy has some correlation to how we are motivated to obey Jesus’ words “to make disciples of all nations.” 

We all want to know how to give a good speech. But what if we give a good speech that changes no one's life?

In this article, adapted from my book on on-boarding for pastors, I list 7 pitfalls new pastors must avoid in a new church job.

As pastors, one way we can emulate the King is to give ourselves away in the service of other pastors. That, too, is pastoral ministry.

Being an insecure leader will weigh you down and hold you back as a pastor or leader. It will keep you from doing all you were called to do. Don’t let it!

Someone asked me recently what I primarily look for in the hiring of a staff position. I said, without reservation, first and foremost, I look for the heart of a leader.

The best you can do for yourself is also the hardest thing for a pastor or staff member or lay leader to do: to call out for help.

The data clearly dispels two common misconceptions about porn use: that it’s just a “man’s problem” and that it’s solely a “secular problem.”