Posts with the category “church”

Where is the truthfulness in America today? The version of the truth you are presented with depends on the website you read or television network you watch. This same reality is observed on almost eve...  Read More

During my 2014-2016 tenure as president of our nation’s largest body of Evangelicals, the Southern Baptist Convention, we adopted a resolution “On Refugee Ministry.”Recognizing the global mass displac...  Read More

There are no shortcuts in your personal walk with Jesus Christ. Just as an athlete has to train their body in order to perform at the maximum level when competition occurs, we even more need to train ...  Read More

Tithing is the spiritual practice of honoring God by giving the first tenth of your entire income to your local church. Tithing is not taboo, meaning it is not banned, prohibited, or forbidden. Your c...  Read More

In the past few years, I have given a clear and consistent call to bring prayer back into public worship services in the church. I want to lift up a specific and significant way to do this today.We Ne...  Read More

Jeana and I have been married for forty-seven years. After we’d been married for eighteen years and Jeana would mention to my Mom some crazy thing I had done, she would say, “You have now had him long...  Read More

As pastors, we have been entrusted with the privilege of teaching people the Bible.I am committed to God’s inerrant and infallible Word and its final authority for all we believe and practice... perio...  Read More

Wisdom is seeing and living life from God’s perspective. Pastors need to live and lead wisely. How?Today, I want to challenge you to take these four actions to lead wisely:1. Live in the Word of God P...  Read More

One of the greatest legacies of any pastor is for his children to grow up loving God and loving the Church passionately.Yet, this is often not the story of the children of a pastor. Why? Unfortunately...  Read More

Dear Fellow Ministers,In recent weeks, I have felt the need to write a special letter to you.Speaking at a convention on Monday night and in Washington, DC on Thursday, and spending time with other mi...  Read More

As football teams begin their final preparations for the season, optimism abounds. Whether these teams compete at the high school, college, or professional level, they are working toward a great and w...  Read More

One of the most difficult things as a church leader is knowing the right questions to ask. I believe when we discover these four key questions, we will find it easier to make the right decisions for t...  Read More

The greatest leadership lesson I have ever learned is: Every hill you face is not worth dying on. If I had practiced this in my previous churches and perhaps during the first few years here, I believe...  Read More

There are many ways a leader can develop their staff team, but I have never found a better way than allocating time away from the office together. In fact, whether it be days or hours, the end will re...  Read More

ESPN produces a series of documentary films entitled 30 for 30. They highlight important people and events in sports history. Each of these is powerful and highly engaging.Today, I want to share with ...  Read More

Raising our children in ministry was a true joy for Jeana and me. We knew God had called us; we never even implied there was another option. Therefore, our children knew it as a joyful lifestyle.Yet, ...  Read More

On December 31, 2023, we celebrated forty seven years of marriage together. While the years have gone by so fast, we have experienced some long days.We are both very committed to pouring into the live...  Read More

Following a pastor’s personal salvation and his surrender to the call of God to ministry, I believe his choice of a wife is the most critical decision he can make relating to his life and ministry. I ...  Read More

Twenty-nine years ago this week, following God’s call to our lives, my very young family and I moved to Northwest Arkansas. I would have never imagined that one day I would be writing about my pastora...  Read More