Great Pastoral Conferences to Attend
So, pastor, you've been wanting to do it for a long, long time. You know it will help your ministry, enhance your preaching, and be an encourageme... Read More...
Five Blogs Every Pastor Should Read (Plus a Bonus)
In yesterday's post, we mentioned five books that a pastor should read. There is another source of material that pastors should be plugged into: ... Read More...
Five Books Every Pastor Should Read
Pastors should be readers. Primarily, pastors should read the Bible. Apart from the Bible, what are some great books that pastors should peruse? H... Read More...
Backyard Church Planting: What is it, and should you do it?
Definition: Backyard Church Planting | ˈ`bakˈyärd chərch ˈplanting| verb
The act of establishing a religious organization in close proximity t... Read More...
Your Relevance Is Too Small
Almost every day of my life, I'm checking out Christian blogs, connecting with Christian people, networking on Christian sites, researching Christ... Read More...
Why Are Stadiums Full and Churches Are Empty?
So Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. What an event! Thirty-two teams. Sixty-four matches. One hundred forty-five goals scored, and hundreds of mi... Read More...
Talk is Cheap – Teaching Your Congregation to Become Doers of the Word
There's a reason why the Bible says, "but be doers of the word, and not hearers only." Our typical Sunday experience is to slide in to church, get... Read More...
The Humble Shepherd – The Need to Have Humility in the Ministry
Have you ever stopped to think about the metaphors that God uses in the Bible? He uses a lot of them. For example, living the Christian life is de... Read More...
The Burned-Out Pastor – The Danger of Being Overworked
Gerry was an amazing pastor. He could do just about anything. He had a blazing intellect, and could exposit a passage like you wouldn’t believe. H... Read More...