Pastors

Has the Western Church traded truth for trends? When comfort replaces conviction, the mission of Christ stalls.

I’m not the only person who avoids uncomfortable realities of Scripture. We do it every day in church, at Sunday school, and in our small group Bible studies.

Here are the top 20 most popular Bible verses from recent rankings. Let these popular Bible verses spark your curiosity to learn more, and inspire you to read the Bible regularly.

It’s not wrong to hate death; our Lord hated it also.

Please tell me about the power that comes from praying through the names of God.

Grandparents can be some of the best assets to our churches. They can also be one of the most neglected sections of our church's population. Because grandparents have lived for many years, they have wisdom and discernment to offer to all those within their church body.

Church membership isn’t like your gym card—you can’t just pay your dues and stay home. Here’s why God calls us to something far deeper, and what it means for your life.

While it is easy to go with the cliché or the slogan, what if we took a moment to think before we just spout off certain phrases that aren’t as helpful as we think they are. I believe if we did, then we might change the words we say.

When you think about discipleship and mentoring, it’s easy to just picture this process as the older ones teaching the younger ones. While this is a model we see in Scripture, is mentoring or discipling limited only to a relationship based on age? Is it always the older ones teaching the younger ones?

Being liked by the world was never the goal. Being holy is.

God calls you to be a leader, not a follower. Here’s how to do so, plus encouraging Bible verses about leadership for inspiration as you work to be a leader, not a follower.

The phrase came from 1 Timothy 3:2, in the middle of Paul’s instructions regarding qualifying for a leadership position. So, let’s unpack what it means to be above reproach.

How do we as leaders get youth–especially those who are on the brink of adulthood—to prioritize their faith? Here are six amazing ways to teach them how to do that.

Worship is a lifestyle for born-again Believers. But for this article, we’ll focus on one aspect of worship, as it relates to our musical response to God’s revealed glory.

Christianity draws the broken, the marginalized, and the desperate. A message of hope and love and peace will do that for those who have been rejected by the world. And responding to the Good News brings with it an amazing community, a belonging many have never experienced, even in their own families. While this is God’s way, the broken and desperate can also be difficult for different reasons.

I think God’s calling me to go into full-time ministry. I’m just not ready or able to give up all the plans I’ve had for so long. What happens if I can’t do what He’s asking me to do right now?

Hurting people are everywhere, and you have more to offer than you think. These 7 small gestures carry the power of Christ’s love into even the hardest places.

The good news is that the Good News hasn't changed, and our vital commission, even as older adults in the church, is still to share the gospel in word and deed and to live in such a way that others will see and know our love for God and each other.

False teachers will, by all appearances, look like bona fide sheep rather than the wolves that they are. They blend in as part of the holy flock. So how can one detect a false teacher?

The Lord’s people want to pray. Most of the Lord’s people want to learn to pray. You are the one to teach them effective praying, pastor.