If you want to be successful in long-term ministry, there’s one thing you must not lack.

Pastor, don’t ignore the battlefront that is your own heart.

Cultivating a mind set on glory doesn’t happen automatically as a pastor.

“This is a book that will encourage weary pastors to keep going.”

On the path to ministry, my time in the police was no detour.

The following article was written by Gustav Pritchard. He is an elder at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. Electricity is not always in constant, predictable supply here in South Africa. Even in the major cities, we face power failures for parts of the day, sometimes for days on end. Sadly, it is far […]

A recent obituary penned by some of the children of a recently deceased mother wrote this startling piece for their local press: Marianne Theresa John­son-Reddick born Jan 4, 1935 and died alone on Sept. 30, 2013. She is sur­vived by her 6 of 8 children whom she spent her lifetime torturing in every way pos­sible. […]

I’ve read and listened to some great blogs, wonderful books, and outstanding preaching this year. Here are a few of my more memorable ones as I look back at 2014. They are in no particular order. Books 1. The Pastor’s Justification by Jared C Wilson. Writing excellence and immensely challenging. This is a must have […]

I got this book from a pal who handed it to me saying: “Not quite sure what this was all about. Have a look and let me know.” Let’s just say that it wasn’t exactly a ringing endorsement! What I discovered was a book about leadership, influencing and“creating in a cultural storm” that opens with […]

Aubrey Malphurs, is his book, Planting Growing Churches says this: “Christian leaders are godly persons (character) who know where they are going (vision) and have followers (influence)” (p.126). Character People need to be trustworthy if they are to succeed in ministry. Certainly, there are lots of good actors out there but, sooner or later, the […]