Pastors

Ideally, in your new position, you will have just enough difficulties to challenge your strengths without crushing you, and enough encouragement and prayer support to compensate for your weaknesses without making you self-satisfied or complacent. Here are 5 tips to make the most of your transition.

In what ways are we dropping the ball? How are we failing to encourage our people to love God’s Word and to live in it?

Of course, these seven points are just a few of many possible places to begin. The needs of each church, like each individual, are different. But it’s possible for these little gestures of inclusivity to permeate all we do. They will transform your community — and perhaps even yourself. After all, inclusivity isn’t just one ministry of many. It is the ministry to which we are all called; it is a pure and joyful form of Jesus’ love.

Here are ten things healthy churches do well– particularly when it comes to dealing with problems.

When I first heard the phrase “five-fold ministry” my mind immediately went to the “five-tool players” of baseball. Is this just a pastor who can do everything? What is a five-fold ministry? And do they still exist today?

False doctrine is a serious matter because it is a dangerous matter. It must be addressed for what it is so that Christians would stand against it. Here are three dangers of false doctrine, followed by an exhortation to return to the Scriptures. 

This is not an exhaustive list, but let us observe how some of the most well-known individuals in Scripture lived “in the world but not of it.”

Even those in the church, Christian families, are faced with issues of isolation, miscommunication, and discord. So, how do we address these problems in a healthy and biblical way? Where do we turn for our source of hope and connection in a disconnected world?

While church weddings are declining, they connect couples to sacredness, tradition, and community.

Sometimes a church has to get to that point–rock bottom, nowhere to go but up–before the people are willing to change how they do things. What you hope is that there is time enough and strength sufficient in the body to pull back from that near-death experience. The goal, as always, is healthy churches doing the work of the Lord.

One of the most common stereotypes about the church is that you are supposed to dress nicely. We have a phrase for it: wear your "Sunday best." But does the Bible say anything about our church clothing? And if not, where did this idea come from?

Leadership books sell millions of dollars. As men and women get jobs or start businesses, many quickly realize they need help with leadership. What makes a good leader? Can I be a good leader? There are conferences, webinars, and classes where successful people in every industry teach their background and systems of leadership. And like with any subject, good and bad. Misconceptions abound.

The church is the place where believers from every walk of life gather to worship, work, grow, and fellowship with each other. When we minister to others, we are representing Christ. Christ is love. When we minister to each other, we should always do it with the love of Christ. Ministering to singles is a blessing and a privilege that should not be rooted in relationship talk. It should uplift their entire existence as members of the Body of Christ.

How can you make attending church a moment your family eagerly looks forward to rather than a weekly ordeal to overcome? Let's explore seven practical ways to excite your family to attend church.

God didn’t just give a little for us; He gave His best. He gave Himself. John says that it is no different for us: True love requires sacrifice.

In many senses, the church must run some aspects of her operation in terms of a business. How much should a church pay her pastor? How much should the church spend on Sunday School literature? Is it okay to go into debt? These are all questions to be considered by the church in light of its available financial resources. One must not act hastily without considering the cost and sacrifice required.

We have seen the embrace of celebrity culture in the church, where the pastor is viewed as this extraordinary individual, such as a superstar or a hero to them. Here are four problems with celebrity culture in the church and how churches cannot fall into its influence.

Modesty is a term usually associated with women, particularly when it comes to the Bible. But is the Bible talking only to women — or should men pursue modesty, too? Here are some thoughts to consider.

According to the Bible, every nation has one or more demons assigned to wreak havoc on the people in that nation.

Hundreds of thousands of Christians are exposed to prosperity gospel (false doctrine) teachings weekly. This can cause a great many to walk away from the faith when they discover that God does not reward all giving in a financial, material sense and that not all suffering has a harvest at the end of a famine.