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Books every prayer leader should read

Reading books on prayer is an important way to motivate your own prayer life. Since this is true, which ones should you read? Rather than merely reviewing titles, let’s look at some categories. 

7 ways to turn your small group in an outward direction

The longer a church small group is in existence, the more likely it is the group will have turned inwardly. They don’t move in that direction on purpose, but it happens.

How the Holy Spirit helps you pray

Pete Greig is a pastor, author, and the principal founder of 24/7 Prayer, a movement which now operates in about half the countries on earth.  When asked why he and his small congregation south of London started the first 24/7 prayer room in 1999, he said it was because they figured prayer was important and “we were really, really bad at it.”

Tips on speaking effectively

Most people think learning how to speak effectively takes 10,000 hours. But I can explain it to you in 30 seconds...

Tips on evangelistic preaching

Years ago, I determined to learn more about evangelistic preaching to practice it more faithfully. While I would not classify myself as skilled in this area, I have learned some things that have proven helpful.

5 things to consider when using a commentary

Faithfully preaching God’s word week in and week out is a weighty task for the pastor. Thankfully pastors today have access to countless resources and commentaries to help aid in their preparation, but that raises the question how should a pastor use a commentary?

How to reconstruct a broken prayer life

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D., is not an evangelical. In fact, she is not even a Christian. She claims to be an atheist. Professor Greenberg studied at Yale and described herself as “a New York Upper West Side liberal, [and] a firm believer in science and rationality.”

Yes, you can trust the Bible!

The Bible is God’s Word, and He speaks to us by it this very day. The Bible is perfect and trustworthy in every way. The Bible speaks with God’s own authority. The Bible is, therefore, sufficient to save you and to guide you to live well. The wise person will read the Bible, heed the Bible, and trust the Bible above everything, including our own speculations.

Pastoring through an election year

This year no doubt will be filled with a perpetual barrage of politics. From Super Tuesday to November 5, our church people will be bombarded with political ads, phone calls, news segments and presidential debates. As pastors, how do we pastor through a year like this?

Stay awake: The value of keeping alert

Many of us can’t focus for 5 minutes. The technological resources available to us opportune new pursuits without end. We can go in 1,000 directions and nowhere at the same time. This is a spiritual danger. The Bright Shiny Object fabricates a tale of fulfillment but lures us from reality.