Pastors

Rather than giving valueless, fleeting attention to gifts, candy, eggs or Easter Bunny surprises this year, let us focus on the greatest comeback of all time—the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

Could Judas Iscariot have changed his own destiny by choosing to ask for God's forgiveness like Peter did, instead of committing suicide? Or was he predestined to betray Jesus?

Scripture does not give directions about the format of seating or the use of a stage. We find no mention of a required carpet color or use of stained-glass windows. During the early days of the church, there were no chapels or cathedrals with steeples. That is because the Church is not a building.

Here are five habits of a discipled leader from Preston Poore's book Discipled Leader: Inspiration from a Fortune 500 Executive for Transforming Your Workplace by Pursuing Christ.

It is part of the pastor’s sacred mission to guide their people towards an atmosphere of understanding, comfort, and faith in order to prepare them to continuously live in a world that gives them very little of something they truly long for — peace.

Shepherds were considered among the lowest caste of society and the very poor commonly ate sycamore figs. Amos’ background adds irony to God’s choice for a spokesman because the wealthy oppressed the poor.

There are at least five great reasons that churches should prioritize youth ministry: teaching God’s Word, providing fellowship, connecting generations, teaching service, and implementing spiritual disciplines.

Worship, as depicted in the Bible, extends far beyond the songs sung on Sunday mornings.

We hear them all the time. Something about these oft-repeated claims just does not seem right, we think. Here are a few that have occurred to me. You’ll know others….

As we see throughout Scripture, age matters far less to God than submissiveness and spiritual maturity when it comes to leadership (1 Timothy 4:12). Some of the boldest and most outspoken ambassadors of the gospel have been relatively young men.

According to a broad range of men’s ministry experts, including men who have led transformative men’s ministries for years, you need to take a strategic approach, and your strategy needs to include six elements. Here they are.

I’d like to construct a picture of a man who we’ll call the “Nameless Hero.” He’s the one who gave Jesus a drink when He hung in agony on the cross. No one knows his name. He’s a man who didn’t care who got the credit.

A pastoral prayer is a great way to help the congregation direct their thoughts to God while at the same time experiencing blessing from the pastor.

We can learn much from studying this amazing man's life. It wasn't about leprechauns, 4 leaf clovers, wearing green, or luck. His life was simply about the amazing Sovereignty and blessing of God, about obedience to His call, about prayer and faithfulness.

In the Book of Acts 2:42-47, we see 7 characteristics (you may find more) that made the church of that day a powerhouse in their community. We may just need to replicate these characteristics today in the Body of Christ—with everyone playing their part—to continue bringing glory to God.

The aging Christian cannot opt for spiritual retirement or, for that matter, desire such status. Here are six things aging members can contribute to the church.

Wait... do we really need to go to a building on a certain day for it to count as doing church? If so, isn’t that legalistic?

First, they need to know that God loves them and they are valuable no matter what their life has looked like before giving their lives to the Lord. They are not damaged goods. God has offered us complete healing and redemption.

Consultants tell businessmen and pastors alike that to achieve the highest level of success, one must have a passion for growing his business or his church. What is your passion? What drives you? What springs you out of bed in the morning and still has you going late in the evening when normal people would be watching television?

Before you look for a new church, consider what it is that God would lead you to find. Make a list of what the Bible says about various issues related to church. In prayer, ask the Holy Spirit to show you what honors the Lord about your participation in a local church body and to lead you where God is loved, glorified, and celebrated above everything else.