Pastoring Your Church After the Trigger is Pulled
Tucked away in 1 Chronicles is a curious description of a certain family of leaders – a...
Stumbling Blocks & Temptations of Pastors
For pastors and individuals in ministry, or who aspire to ministry, there can be a variety of temptations and stumbling blocks that they...
How Do We Know When It’s Time to Let Go? (Part I)
The following article is an excerpt from Letting Go, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. This is...
Hope Deferred & The Pastor-In-Waiting
“What do I do while I wait?” It’s a question I’ve heard dozens of times. Trained men,...
Ambition Without Risk? (Pt. 3)
Part One, Part Two The illusion of safety on American soil was shattered by 9/11. Collapsing along with the twin towers was the assumption...
Ambition and a Future Target (Pt. 2)
Part One, Part Three A few years ago, I heard an interview with a Christian college professor. Having logged three decades in the...
My Calling; Their Help
It’s easy to spot a church planter. Typically, it’s a man full of ambition, captivated by the...
The Wayward Soul (Intro)
The following articles are excerpts from ”Letting Go”, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by...
What’s the Best Way for a Pastor to Negotiate His Salary?
This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition A pastor talking salary can be awkward stuff. Annual incomes are, after all,...
Pete Greasley (Pt. 2) on Leadership Transitions & Building Missional Churches
There’s a lot of leadership transition taking place in churches these days. In “Part 2” of...