Pastor and Youth: What a Legacy!

Have you ever thought that the way we minister to our youth today will have an impact in the future of the church? You don’t need to be a youth pastor to positively impact the youth of your church;…

The Greatest Need – Be Like Jesus

Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer, and it is encouraging to know that God has the same desire for us. In fact, the Bible says that God “predestined [believers] to be conformed…

Reflections

Approaching the end of my 10 ½ years as an editor of Ministry and in the Ministerial Association, I find myself looking back on so many wonderful times experienced and lessons reinforced—too…

Lessons I've Learned

This is my final blog for Ministry. For the past five and a half years I have been blessed to serve with a remarkable team.  I have learned some lessons that I will always remember:

• Two…

Ministering from your strengths

Who came up with the idea that pastors are supposed to excel in every area of life and ministry?  This is an unrealistic and unhealthy goal.  Healthy pastors identify their…

Cultural Diversity

I recently had the privilege of attending a Cross-Cultural Workshop for church leaders.  I came away with a heightened sensitivity to cultural diversity.

Holding on and letting go

My wife and I arrived at our second pastoral assignment with much fanfare. Such was not the case because we were what the church was long anticipating; rather, it was because it had been a long time…

The Media Revolution and Youth Ministry

According to the latest research by Common Sense Media (2015), American teenagers (13-18) average about 9 hours per day (8:56) engaged with screen media (TV, videos, and Social Media). [1] …

The story before the story

From childhood I knew the story of the birth of Moses, found at the start of Exodus 2: A Hebrew baby born in a foreign land, hidden for three months, placed in a papyrus basket that was coated…

Reaching the multitudes in minutes

Edward Snowden @Snowden, who used to work for the U.S. government, now lives in Russia and works for the public as director of Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress. …