Articles for Pastors
New Pastors: 7 Pitfalls to Avoid
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.
Articles for Pastors
Pastoral Ministry Is Never a Competition
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.
Articles for Pastors
5 Ways to Overcome Being an Insecure Leader
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!
Articles for Pastors
5 Qualities to Seek in the Heart of a Leader
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.
Articles for Pastors
Pastor: Here’s the Best Thing You’ll Ever Do for Yourself
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.
Pastors
Porn Is a Women’s Problem, Too. Our Solutions Need To Be Woman-Oriented.
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.”
Pastors
Dealing with Your Hurt from Your Pastor’s Moral Failure
Do you remember the first time in your life that someone you looked up to as a spiritual leader had a moral failure? I do.
Articles for Pastors
Is the New Testament Just History, or Expectant Christianity?
Do we read this book as history, or are we looking for what to expect in our new life in Christ? The New Testament should be our version of expectant Christianity.
