Bad habits and addictions wreck ministries. You see it all the time. The truth is, everyone has bad habits, and pastors are no different. But you can’t have the ministry God has called you to if you let anything but Jesus control you. Pastor, here’s the good news: No matter how hopeless you feel your
When I plan my preaching calendar, I start by analyzing my audience. I start where Jesus started—the needs of people. You won’t learn that from a commentary set. Commentaries can help you analyze your text but not your congregation. You need to be able to answer three specific questions about your congregation: Where is my
“Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!” 2 Peter 3:11 (TLB) Your commitments shape your life more than anything else. Your commitments can develop you—or they can destroy you. But either way, they will define you. Tell me what you’re committed to, and I’ll tell you
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Failure is never final. You’re never a failure until you quit, and it’s always too soon to quit! You can’t determine the greatness of church leaders by looking
There’s always something fighting for our attention. Something that wants to divert us from the essential to the not-quite-essential. That’s always been the case. But it’s in hyper-drive right now. On almost a daily basis there’s a big issue demanding the pastor’s attention. From a global pandemic, to the ugliness of racism, to protests, to
