We live in a world today where we are bombarded with information. It’s at our fingertips. It’s in gossip, and advertising. It’s in the news. Information can be broken down into good and bad. And information forces us to make decisions. Have you ever been told by someone “There is good news and there is bad news”? And then comes that dreaded question “Which do you want first?”
Think about it. Right off the bat with that question you have a decision to make. Sometimes you don’t even have a choice as to which news you get first. The only…
We have personal lives; we are real, imperfect, and human.
When leadership changes, so do churches. A pastor who has been there before shares lessons learned and tips to make things work well right from the start.
Some of you reading this post may need to get a new job. At least you may need to get an additional job.
It’s important to remember that people should always come before politics.
Admit our tendencies. Ask God for courage and wisdom to invest in someone else. Find 1-3 other believers into whose lives we might invest ourselves.
What makes us happy? A United Methodist pastor and a professor agree that it is not about externals we receive or achieve, but an 'inside job.'
I grew up in the Church. No really, I grew up in the church.<br>As a pastor’s kid, I spent countless hours in church and doing church activities. I am a church native and familiar with all its quirks and cultural oddities, with all its strengths and all its failings. As the son of prominent evangelic
How do we know the calling of God for our lives? Pastor John helps bring clarity.
Hidden aspects of your pastor's life that might surprise you.
This post is part of a micro-message series that trains churches in how to encourage their pastor. For additional posts and corresponding videos, go to pbbassociation.org/encourage Much of a pasto…
We often think about Pastor Search teams vetting pastors, but for the pastor in transition, it is so important that a pastor vet a church. Wise pastoral candidates will not avoid this important step. Here are some common steps that some pastors take to learn more about a prospective church. But how? Seek the LORD …
A pastor is not a big deal. The big deal is the words he says. Your pastor could be unseemly, he could be old, he could be not very innovative, he might be young. But you should listen to him because of the Gospel he preaches. Be about hearing the Gospels. Pastors should be about …
The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.
If you get a group of pastors and church staff together, you will inevitably hear some pretty unusual comments they received from church members.
You have a message. You want to get it heard. That’s all good. (I mean, people have to hear your message to act on it, right? Right.) Except that’s not enough, is it? Nope. Because after someone hears something, they react to it, and it’s that reaction that determines what happens next. You can’t get the action …
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. I am sure there are many things pastors wish congregation members knew relating to faith, theology and life in general. I, however, will be focusing on three things I believe pastors wish their congregations knew relating to the role of being a pastor. I am not a pastor, at least not yet. I am a lowly director of youth ministries and a candidate for…
God has designed us, not to be hoarders, but conduits through which His generosity flows. When we give to our local church, we get to participate in all the amazing ministry God is doing through the church. It is a place of significant impact. He uses your generosity to your church to make a difference […]
"The simple act of walking improved a person’s creative-thinking ability by 60 percent."
Pastors must work to maintain friends in the church. The stakes are too high. The result of isolation is depression, burnout, or moral failure. You can’t be wise on your own. You need God’s Truth and good friends.