Knowing our weaknesses, God has given us the process of grieving that we might more easily and productively walk through the transformation required for our next assignment.
I recall two experiences that interrupted my well laid-out plans. In the process, I also learned a few important life lessons.
Communicating words of truth and life is not about impressing or baffling people. It's about “giving light, so even the simple can understand.” Here are a couple ways to do this.
Lately, I've felt uninspired. What used to drive me to write has left me feeling empty and dry.
If Jesus never gave up on us, who are we to give up on one another?
The relentless pressure to "make things happen" in ministry can wear down the best of us. Is there a better way?
Let's look at some verses that explore what God may have in mind for your near-term future.
God is calling me to a deeper level of trust and dependency on Him in my next ministry assignment. This time of preparation is learning to rest and wait on Him and to reject carnal weapons.
An important key toward helping others navigate the bridge back to a restored friendship with God is to lead churchgoers to be able to explain God’s biblical bridge.
If you’re not thriving—and many leaders aren’t, even in the best of times—adjust today to improve tomorrow.
It’s time to surrender the burden, the to-do list, the expectation.
Call me crazy, but I love people who are abusive, unsupportive, or unhealthy emotionally.
God is using this season of chaos to prepare His children for a season of opportunity that is likely beyond our imagination.
Our carnal mind attempts to inhibit God’s work by distracting us and/or dissuading us of the notion that God is up to something.
Pastors should seek out people with whom they can process the pain that ministry inevitably brings.
Don't miss this providential opportunity to develop and express the Christian distinctive of sacrifice in chaos. You were created for it!
If God brings renewal and revival to your church, it’ll start with you—inside the heart of the leader.
Here is a key tool for accountability, spiritual growth and community impact—even if right now you have to meet online.
We keep living, going, growing, serving, praying, sharing, caring, and getting closer to Jesus while we wait for the blessed hope.
People often think of the biblical Sabbath as unbearably restrictive. But the Bible records at least seven reasons for and benefits of Sabbath keeping.
