Pastors

The best people in your church might not be those you’d notice right away, but look carefully and you will find Christians who exemplify and model these 10 godly characteristics.

Teaching new believers to study the Bible is about more than handing them a reading plan or recommending a good study Bible. Churches have to create a culture in which people can learn how to engage Scripture. Here are a few ways churches can create that kind of culture.

God called him a “fool,” not because of any sin he had committed, but because his days on earth were done and all his effort was for nothing. It wasn’t punishment; it was just a statement of fact. The man’s number was up. His ticket was called. His bucket was kicked. There was no “because” whatsoever; it was just his time.

Feel like you’re snapping more than usual? You’re not alone, and Scripture has real answers for the rage simmering inside.

Too many believers stay dependent on spiritual milk, easily offended by inconvenience, and dependent on emotional stimulation. This article challenges the Church to call Christians beyond comfort and into lasting maturity, formation, responsibility, and Christlike endurance.

If you or a family member or friend needs healing, here is a prayer you can pray today.

Biblical illiteracy is no longer merely an educational weakness; it is a theological crisis affecting how Christians understand Scripture, God’s covenants, Jesus’ Jewish identity, Israel, and the church’s mission. This article argues that Christian colleges and seminaries must recover the Bible’s unified narrative, restore confidence in Scripture, and prepare future leaders to engage Israel and the Jewish people with theological clarity.

The debate about how women should lead within the church has existed since the early days of the church. This topic continues to propel debates on social media and divide denominations. Here is an overview of what several of the largest denominations believe about women serving in leadership positions within the church.

For five days, we will follow Solomon’s train of thought throughout Ecclesiastes. What was he thinking? Or better yet, what was God thinking we needed to learn and heed through the word He gave Solomon? Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Marinela Malcheva

As a pastor for over four decades and a minister for five-and-a-half, here are some statements you will never hear from me:

Haven't the most learned psychologists and sociologists assured us that people are by nature good, having been turned to their evil ways not by some inner instinct but through the influence of a deviant culture and sub-standard education?

In the Church, bad ideas and wrong-headed philosophies function in the same way as viruses. They infect a church, and as members and leaders interact with other churches, the infection is spread.

While many discussions around artificial intelligence focus solely on its potential dangers, this article uncovers a profound, redemptive framework for understanding its transformative power. 

If we want to correct the theology of someone simply because we want to be right and we want to prove them wrong, we are aiming far too low. We want our theology, and the theology of others, to be accurate because of the glory of God. I want us to see better.

Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed the 1,700-year-old Church of Saint Neophytos, the very site believed to have hosted the pivotal Council of Nicaea. 

Chasing goals without God will wear you out and leave you empty. Here's how to set goals that actually lead to peace, purpose, and real success.

If Christians have confronted a leader on sinful behavior and they've been gaslighted, there are certain things they can do to protect themselves and others from this behavior.

You get your edge back when you determine to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified, when God becomes your passion, rather than your past-time and when you determine to make Him the one you turn to first. You can't fix you – but God can!

Since so much teaching on humility over haughtiness is directed to those who shepherd God’s people, we in the Gospel ministry must pay particular attention. Those that needed the strong Biblical injunctions against haughtiness are most often leaders, spiritual leaders.

We need to know how to share the unchanging gospel message in a language that Gen Z can understand and in a way that is good news for the questions this generation is asking.