Author: Administrador

In an article for Pastors.com, Brandon Cox writes: “I was pulled aside after a Sunday morning service not long ago by an attender who wanted to know when I was going to be warning the congregation about the impending crash of the world economy that Illuminati would be orchestrating in order to decrease the human … Continue reading “Preaching at the Apocalypse”

Even as you are reading this, the National Conference on Preaching (NCP) is underway in Jacksonville, Florida. As we’ve been celebrating the 30th anniversary of Preaching magazine, I almost overlooked that this was the 25th anniversary of NCP. When we began NCP in 1989 in Tampa, Fla., there were very few such conferences for pastors, … Continue reading “The 25th Anniversary of NCP”

Thirty years ago, fresh from graduating with a M.Div. degree from Duke Divinity School, a retired pastor in my first parish shoved a slender volume into my hand. “Read it,” he said., “It will make an honest pastor out of you.” The book, Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic, was written by none … Continue reading “A Century in the Pulpit: Revisiting Reinhold Niebuhr’s Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic”

Aged and unproductive farm animals were often put out to pasture when their days of usefulness ended. They no longer had responsibilities but just grazed on the land, becoming receivers rather than being givers. One of the greatest needs of Christian senior adults is to have a purpose for living. Many of these saints still … Continue reading “Don’t Put Old Folks Out to Pasture”

From time to time, I speak with pastors and church leaders who feel they have reached a dead-end in their ministry careers. Sometimes they are frustrated being in a church where there seems little hope of growth; other times they face leadership challenges and would love to move to a new church, but feel there … Continue reading “When Ministry Hits a Dead-End”

In a recent article, church consultant George Bullard reminds church leaders they need to answer two big questions before they start a new building. He writes: “It is important to remember the three S’s about your next church building or retrofitting project. The three S’s are Strategy, Staff and Structure. Almost always they need to … Continue reading “Before You Build”

I am increasingly concerned about our casual attitude toward God. In the church, too often we seem to treat God as if He is a Big Brother rather than the Divine Creator and Lord. So I was interested to read some comments along that line by Rick Ezell, a pastor who wrote in his newsletter: … Continue reading “Is God Your Buddy?”

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For a few months, I have been having the feeling that I don’t know what to do. This feeling may have come primarily from having retired last year from being a prison minister. I began praying about my confusion and opened up my heart to the Lord’s help. I knew He gave us the Bible … Continue reading “I Don’t Know What to Do”

Sometimes you just have to pretend. Take Kimberly, for instance. She wanted to be a lawyer, but didn’t want to deal with all those messy law school classes, student debt and years of preparation. So she pretended. The James Creek, Penn., resident allegedly printed her own law license and bar exam results, according to the … Continue reading “‘Attorney’ Arrested for Playing Pretend”