Category: Church Life

A long time ago, John Maxwell said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” For years, I wanted to try to prove him wrong and find something...

When you are trying to make sense of a passage of Scripture – that is, a full scene or paragraph – you often need to decide between two competing...

I love churches of all sizes. I serve as a teaching pastor at one of the largest churches in the nation. I also regularly visit and preach in small...

Leading people is never an easy task. It takes great skill and character to lead people effectively. It also takes time, effort, and patience to...

Recently, I enjoyed being with St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California, not far from my own home church. I was glad to...

One of the trickiest situations within leadership has to do with how many people should be leading the church. Many people and cultures would...

Choosing the right leaders helps determine good leadership. This is true for every organization that requires leadership. Even the business world...

The primary question I hear when I go to conferences, or when people in full-time ministry reach out to me, is “What does spiritual formation look...

The whole mentorship movement continues to increase in popularity, especially within the church. Many young people today are seeking out mentors....

Recently, the Orange County Register asked me to comment on the recent mass baptisms in California. Images of mass baptisms have circulated widely...

Leadership in the church is certainly not an easy task. It requires great diligence, faithfulness, time, energy, competence and spirituality. The...

Many say it’s been a tough decade for us evangelical Christians. The media say that Christianity is in great decline. We hear that most young...

When I preach at a church, I often share some observations that might be helpful to others. I call this “Sunday Journeys.” Bethlehem Baptist...

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another...

Vestíos, pues, como escogidos de Dios, santos y amados, de entrañable misericordia, de benignidad, de humildad, de mansedumbre, de paciencia;...

“Pastor, I know I never said anything over the last ten years that you served as our pastor, but I just wanted to let you know that I really...

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will...

Masquil de Asaf. Escucha, pueblo mío, mi ley; Inclinad vuestro oído a las palabras de mi boca. Abriré mi boca en proverbios; Hablaré cosas...

This post was taken from Ed Stetzer’s article shared on Church Leaders in September. This weekend, I published an article in USAToday, extolling...

If you think community is an important part of healthy church life, and I hope you do, then small groups should also be important to you. They are...

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you,...

Entonces habló Jesús a la gente y a sus discípulos, diciendo: « En la cátedra de Moisés se sientan los escribas y los fariseos. Así que, todo lo...

While AI offers exciting opportunities for ministry, its use also raises important ethical questions. From sermon writing to administrative tasks,...

I recently read a deep and thoughtful book on Christian living entitled A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation . I...

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and...