Pastors / Leadership

In Rome, Martin saw with his own eyes the end result of all the money being made by the church and the sale of indulgences and the exhibition of relics. He also had read the Bible and never found any passage proving that one could purchase forgiveness with money.

The purpose or reason around why you are gathering can be found in the church’s mission statement. So, let’s talk about mission and discover some reasons why a church’s mission statement is important to the organization.

Let me share some things maybe purity culture didn’t that could be helpful. Here are five ways you can better address purity culture with your youth, in addition to the Biblical teaching.

Usually, when October 31st is mentioned, most people think of Halloween, even many Christians, not realizing how this is a historic date in Church history and a day believers in Jesus Christ have much reason to celebrate. So what is Reformation Day? And why should we, as Christians, celebrate it, especially in America?

We have become de-sensitized to witchcraft, curses, and spells in today's culture.

Often, small insidious groups of unelected 'officials' will undermine God's church behind the scenes. As the shepherd of your congregation, here's how to solve problems in a respectful, effective way.

Let's consider 10 ways to redeem Halloween celebrations and point people to Christ.

Many Christians seek answers for doubts both in their own studies and from pastors or leaders at their local church. But what do we do when our pastors and church leaders experience doubts as well? They’re supposed to have the answers for us, right?

God calls His people to lay down their prideful ways of living life and embrace His way, which sometimes seemed counterintuitive to culture. Yet, embracing surrender makes us leaders who can more effectively lead because we no longer rely on ourselves, but on God.

I don’t know what Halloween is going to look like for you in your community this year. Imagine how it would be different if you focused on ways to show love and not legalism.

Regardless of what type of church you grew up in, I can bet it has some traditions that leave you wondering whether they should stick around. Today, we will look at seven of those traditions, and consider whether they need to go.

Satan's strategy is to keep us from church, knowing that by disrupting our worship and gathering with believers, he undermines our spiritual growth and obedience to God.

As we evaluate ourselves, our leadership, and how we might engage with the communities and cultures around us perhaps we might begin by asking these 4 pivotal questions.

We can be leaders in a number of ways: in our households, our workplaces, our communities, and our churches. The important thing is to be a godly leader, heeding God’s commends and God’s ways in all we do. These attributes apply to men as well as to women.

A few weeks ago I wrote an article called “Why it’s Important to Keep Tithing in Tough Economic Times” and, quite frankly, I was surprised by the many follow up comments from Christians who don’t believe that tithing is for today...