Pastors

After years of decline, accelerated by the pandemic, a surprising new report reveals a significant reversal: over half of U.S. Protestant pastors now report increased worship service attendance. 

We can pray for our friends and neighbors who are deceived by the message or Mormonism. Its fundamental unreliability provides insight into its appeal: the way the message can be altered to suit time and place, the idea of earning special status in eternity, and the idea that we can be gods.

There are many great preachers whom God used in powerful ways. Exploring their teachings is an important part of learning about what it means to have a relationship with the living God.

This might surprise you, but one of the most dangerous times for a pastor are the hours following his Sunday sermon. During that time, evaluation can be tough, but these 4 steps will help.

Below are quotes from 10 different Christian leaders on this issue.

Pastors who have been in the field throughout all their adult years wish someone had told them a few things about this work. The following are some of the most important.

A California pastor has taken AI integration to an unprecedented level by creating an AI clone of himself, allowing his congregation to consult him anytime and ask questions they might be too shy to pose in person. 

Pastor Costi Hinn offers a critical biblical analysis of self-proclaimed apostle Kathryn Krick's viral deliverance ministry, directly challenging her claims and controversial practices. 

God’s people have always had issues with obedience, especially when called to part with something of value. Thus, pastors and church leaders must tread but do so lightly when approaching this subject with members.

Dear Roger, When I read some of the things Paul wrote about women I understand why many consider Paul to be a male-chauvinistic-sexist pig. Did Paul hate women?

When a pastor falls, what does Scripture actually call the Church to do? Walk through Galatians 1 and 6 to see why truth must draw clear lines and why restoration must be carried out with gentleness.

Caught in guilt and shame after a life-altering mistake, I thought I was beyond redemption—until God’s grace met me at my lowest. Through infertility, adoption, and the healing power of perseverance, I discovered the life-changing truth of James 1:12. Join me as I share how God’s love turned my darkest moments into a story of hope and restoration.

Some Christians question the belief in dinosaurs primarily for two reasons: 1) the Bible mentions only two dinosaur-like creatures of which there is no trace today (and they may have been fictitious), and 2) the existence of dinosaurs doesn’t agree with their belief about creation. 

Christianity draws the broken, the marginalized, and the desperate. A message of hope and love and peace will do that for those who have been rejected by the world. And responding to the Good News brings with it an amazing community, a belonging many have never experienced, even in their own families. While this is God’s way, the broken and desperate can also be difficult for different reasons.

A Pastor is often faced with the tension of either preaching the uncomfortable truth of God’s Word or watering it down to make it more agreeable to the listener.

Church hurt is a pain like no other, leaving deep wounds that can shake your faith and trust. But healing is possible, and hope is waiting. Discover why church hurts happen, how they play into spiritual warfare, and practical steps to find freedom, forgiveness, and restoration in God’s love.

Scripture does not give directions about the format of seating or the use of a stage. We find no mention of a required carpet color or use of stained-glass windows. During the early days of the church, there were no chapels or cathedrals with steeples. That is because the Church is not a building.

Management is getting other people to do something. Leadership is getting other people to want to do it. 

Here are seven Old Testament passages that are crucial to understanding the "last days" that you will rarely hear pastors preach on in today's churches.

Survivors of church abuse have launched a groundbreaking new database, meticulously compiling information on alleged perpetrators across 100 denominations to protect vulnerable congregants and expose wrongdoing.