Articles
The Pastor’s Calling—His or Ours?
My husband felt a call on his life as a teenager, but it was not time for the call to be acted upon. At the age of thirty-four, after attending a Promise Keepers conference, my husband announced to me that he felt called to go into ministry, and we needed to move...
The 1 Key Trait You Need On Your Team
In our work with churches and businesses, hands down the leading question people ask is, “Where do I find ‘good people’?” But more specifically, what they’re asking is, “What traits should I be looking for in potential team members and volunteers?” Of course, there...
How Fun Can Kickstart Your Team’s Creativity
No matter how creative (or not) you may be, sometimes all your team needs for a morale boost is a fun-filled day. It can dramatically lighten the mood around the office to get everyone laughing, and you could likely use a mental break yourself! Remember, this means...
Top 5 Places To Avoid If You Want Time To Yourself
Solitude… I hear, echoed in the cavernous halls of my mind, the reverberating sound of an iconic commercial that asks a simple question and speaks to my heart: “Wanna get away?” Of course! We all want to get away on occasion. There is a need in each of us to find that...
Sidetracked Dreams and Sovereignty
Are you grieving over sidetracked dreams? Has too much reality obscured God’s personal word to you and blotted out hope? Are you wondering if it’s practical to continue waiting? Overnight, Joseph went from prison to Pharaoh’s palace. Overnight? Not exactly. It was...
Dealing With Conflict Among Church Members
You wear many hats as a pastor—you’re a mentor, teacher, leader, role-model, referee…wait? Referee? As a pastor, you may be expected to have the final say (or at least get involved or give direction) when conflict arises in your church. Sometimes the disputes will be...
Top 10 Must Read Books for Pastors
I’m not a pastor but I sure do know your world because I’m married to a pastor. Steve and I got married at age 21 and he was already the lead pastor in a tiny country church. We’ve served churches here in the states and overseas. Our churches have ranged from 36...
Worship Services That Win
You’ve prepared an amazing, life-giving sermon for the week. In fact, this may be the most powerful message you’ve brought them all year! As you step into the sanctuary to the sound of praise and worship, you know you have 10-15 minutes before you begin your message....
Single Ministry: Creating Fun Fellowship or Dating Disasters?
In the United States alone, it is said that 44% of people are single. That translates into our church numbers as well. Anywhere from 30% to 50% of our congregants are single and while some are certainly happy being single, some are actively looking for (or at least...
The Candy People
I find as I get older I think more about legacy. As a parent, and as a pastor’s wife, what will my legacy be? After I am gone, what will people remember about me? I have been a part of more than one church where there were candy people. You may have had them in your...
Reborn from Manafest
Singer/rapper/songwriter/author/skater Manafest pushes musical envelopes, creating an uplifting, seamless blur between the spectrums of rap, hip-hop, rock and pop while selling 300,000-plus albums, playing more than 1,000 events logged over four continents and...
Brave New World from Amanda Cook
Bethel Music, the worship music and community of songwriters emerging from Bethel Church in Redding, CA, released the debut solo album from artist Amanda Cook, Brave New World, on September 25 through Provident Distribution. Featuring 13 original songs, the album...
You Hold It All from Travis Ryan
Worship leader, recording artist and award-winning songwriter, Travis Ryan, released his five-song EP, You Hold It All, globally through Integrity Music. The EP is meant to be a shining testament to God’s faithfulness, through both the beautiful and the tragic...
PKs Offer Their Protection
Pastors, don’t make your kids have to set boundaries for you. What do I mean? Well, there’s nothing like being a PK. I can say that from experience precisely because I am, well, a preacher’s kid. For all the dour, sour words my sister and I have heard from fellow PKs...
Eight Signs of Spiritual Growth
How well I remember my first vegetable garden! Each day I would lovingly water the tender plants and carefully check their growth. I found it exciting to watch them increase in height and fullness every few days and to know they were flourishing. Planting a garden led...
Spontaneous Prayer
I come from a tradition that privileges “spontaneous prayer” and looks suspiciously on scripted prayers or prayers written down beforehand. According to this perspective, spontaneous prayer means prayer from the heart while written prayers are not from the heart. I...
Overcoming procrastination
Most pastors have areas they always do well and other activities that they dread and can procrastinate doing. The main reasons people procrastinate are lack of interest or purpose in the task, fear of failure, disorganization, and a false sense of timing. Postponing...
From The God We’ve Made…To God With Us
What do you do if you’re trying to do everything right and it’s not working? There’s no point in dismissing me here. You probably know what I’m talking about. You’re a pastor for crying out loud. You’ve devoted your life to getting this faith journey right and had the...
Differentiating Disruptions, Interruption, and Divine Appointments
Life is filled with disruptions and interruptions. So how can we tell the difference between these and divine appointments? Here, PastorResources.com contributor Karen Whiting tackles this issue head-on: A woman touched Christ’s cloak and caused him to stop when he...
Time and Accountability Partners
Sometimes time management is something that is much more achievable when you don't try to do it on your own. PastorResources.com contributor Karen Whiting is here to explain how an accountability partner can help: Accountability partnership is teaming up with someone...
