Category: Ministry and Leadership

God trains us through waiting. On the day I started writing this post, I was waiting for God to answer a prayer. You see, Trudi and I have been...

I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great...

Te exaltaré, mi Dios, mi Rey, Y bendeciré tu nombre eternamente y para siempre. Cada día te bendeciré, Y alabaré tu nombre eternamente y para...

“I just don’t get it,” pastor Randy Gallo (not his real name) commented, while holding the cell phone closer to his ear. “During the announcements...

You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses...

Tú, pues, hijo mío, esfuérzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jesús. Lo que has oído de mí ante muchos testigos, esto encarga a hombres fieles que...

“When are you going to mow the lawn, pastor?” The question astonished pastor Miller (not his real name). He had only served Crossroads Church for...

Pastors seize an adventurous, daring enterprise — making disciples of all people! The last words of Jesus to his disciples included a command to “...

One of the most difficult challenges for a pastor is to determine what to do with one’s time during the day. No one typically holds a pastor...

If you visit your local bank or credit union, you may run into the president in the lobby. She will shake your hand, welcome you, and say how...

When we first begin to think of welcoming people to church, it’s usually the warm fuzzy things that come to mind, like smiling and being polite....

One of the most overlooked dynamics shaping the lives of modern people is their daily commute to work. It’s a quiet ritual repeated by millions...

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will...

« Un mandamiento nuevo os doy: Que os améis unos a otros; como yo os he amado, que también os améis unos a otros. En esto conocerán todos que sois...

We are living in a time of rapid change and seemingly unending tumult. It is getting tougher and tougher to be a good leader who holds fast to the...

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and...

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for...

Así que, los que somos fuertes debemos soportar las flaquezas de los débiles, y no agradarnos a nosotros mismos. Cada uno de nosotros agrade a su...

And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses...

Y se juntó todo el pueblo como un solo hombre en la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, y dijeron a Esdras el escriba que trajese el...

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some...

Pero los once discípulos se fueron a Galilea, al monte donde Jesús les había ordenado. Y cuando le vieron, le adoraron; pero algunos dudaban. Y...

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,...

Por tanto, no te avergüences de dar testimonio de nuestro Señor, ni de mí, preso suyo, sino participa de las aflicciones por el evangelio según el...

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone...