Your goal should be to leave in such a way that you could joyfully return to your church without shame or awkwardness. We know we will be reconciled in worship of Jesus for eternity, so let’s live reconciled today.

An associate pastor must be anchored in the theology of partnership, be a good steward of God’s call, and have the posture of a dedicated servant.

Preaching sermons that honor Jesus and build up his church may mean preaching sermons that some consider boring. But to others—including God himself—they will be the aroma of life to life.

To pray, reflect, and suffer as a true theologian is only possible for a redeemed human made in the image of God in covenant relation with him.

Doing this one thing has saved me so much unnecessary angst and struggle, and I believe it honors the Lord and blesses others.

Church music on Sunday mornings is not performance but participation. God, in his mercy, designed worship so that every praise directed toward him would lift our spirits in the process. 

Our welcomes, our calls to worship, deserve the same level of intentionality as our song selections and sermon preparation. It is our first declaration of Jesus and invitation to Jesus, and all that follows in a worship service backs it up and builds on it.

I’d preached what seemed like dozens of applications on being the church, but nothing sizable happened until I preached with love, and members seized the opportunity to then walk in love.

Beloved congregants, would you pray for your pastors? Pray for their hearts…Fellow pastors, beware of the danger of the ordinary Sunday. Protect your heart.

I might have expected Paul to hate those he knew so well. But the love of Christ creates wonderful and surprising endings.

If you skip the feast provided by a healthy church…because you’re well fed on campus, you’re training yourself to seek from other sources only what the church is meant to provide.

His faithfulness. His nearness. His worthiness. In spite of the many ways we differ from each other, this act of worship brings us together.