Pastors / Leadership

Feeling like a spiritual fraud? Learn how to overcome imposter syndrome by grounding your identity in Christ.

Tuesday's election delivered an unprecedented "blue tsunami," with Democrats seizing control of both the House and Senate and flipping unexpected deep-red states.

Illustrations often steer the sermon in the right direction. Offer an illustration after every two to three minutes of information. Not only do illustrations help drive certain points home, but they also break up the text so that it's not a litany of information or facts. This keeps the audience engaged and focused on the stated topic.

Friend, now is not the time to panic or prep for doomsday. However, we can prepare for the end times and do so with boldness and conviction by posturing our hearts, minds, and souls humbly before God, digging into His Word, and seeking His wisdom and discernment wholeheartedly. Trust that God is faithful and His promises are true. Then extend the hope to those that need it!

The book of Acts offers invaluable insights that should guide the Church, especially in the context of our modern society. The lessons found in these passages serve as an enduring blueprint for a thriving and impactful Church.

How can we fulfill our biblical responsibility to strengthen our own local body, and at the same time, realize our obligation to help new and (possibly) struggling churches in need of strengthening?

Here are nine examples of thanksgiving in the Bible that have nothing to do with pilgrims or Native Americans, turkey, or touchdowns:

Despite a common belief in its importance, a significant majority of Christians feel ill-equipped to share their faith, a growing concern highlighted by evangelist Canon J. John.

How can you tell if your leaders are motivated by humility and obedience to the call of God? What are the indicators that your spiritual leader (whether a mega-pastor or a country preacher) is filled with arrogance and selfishness?

Jesus never once asked the apostles or the early church to identify itself in a certain way as far as manmade organizations were concerned, so why are there so many Christian denominations today?

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.

The next time we are confronted with a potentially hurtful conversation, we can take a step back, breathe, and think before repeating. Those few minutes of listening to God can douse a possible wildfire of words better than any water ever could.

It’s interesting and fun to think about what the apostles from the New Testament would tweet in our modern culture. They used letters and other forms of communication in their day, so they would likely use social media, as well.

As artificial intelligence continues to sweep nearly every industry, the church must ask how it will approach AI, too. Should pastors use AI to help them write their sermons, or to write the whole sermon for them? Let's take a look at four pros and cons of AI in pastoral ministry.