A pastor’s most important responsibility is to walk with God, hear His voice, and lead accordingly. How do you make that happen? Walking with God requires daily discipline. You can’t be near Him unless you spend time with Him. Hearing His voice requires spending time with Him, and more. I have found that God is […]
Pray Like a Pastor
3 Powerful Prayer Practices for a More Fruitful Ministry
Simple Prayer Practices will Make all the Difference in your Life You can be a pastor who maintains a powerful prayer connection to Jesus. It’s less about inspiration than it is about prayer habits, practices, and systems woven into your days that will keep you near to Jesus and bring his mighty power into your […]
How to be a Pastor who Prays Enough
It’s time to get rid of the “I don’t pray enough” guilt. I hang out with enough Christian leaders to know that prayer is a challenge for just about every serious believer. Few of us pray as long or as fervently as we wish we did. We never pray enough. The truth is, prayer is the […]
What if God doesn’t Show Up on Easter?
The days leading to Easter bring me a mix of excitement, hope, and nerves. How about you? Easter is coming. You’re trying new things. Working to attract people to your church. There are a lot of moving pieces. Easter can cause pastoral anxiety like a groom waiting for his wedding. After all, Easter is the […]
12 Simple Ways to be a Pastor who Prays like a Warrior
One of my favorite places on earth is the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The last time we were in Jerusalem our guide took us to the part of the Wailing Wall that is underground and to the left of the well-known Western Wall Plaza. We stood at Warren’s Gate, a couple stories down, directly in […]
A Personal Prayer Exercise for Pastors at Easter
I went to the Southern California Pastors’ Prayer Breakfast at Saddleback Church on Monday morning. Rick Warren has been hosting this prayer breakfast every Easter Week since 1990. Imagine the Saddleback Church auditorium filled with pastors from all over Southern California praying together. Heads bowed for Easter prayer. Would you like to join us? Here is a […]
Your Best Response to a Spiritual Attack [Free Download]
If you’re in the Kingdom, you’re in a battle. That battle can be initiated by people or circumstances. It can attack your reputation, your finances, your health, or your family. But because of your position in the Kingdom, there’s always a tie to the spiritual world. Paul says, “Our struggle is not against flesh and […]
How to Pray for a Divided Nation
All of us who lead people have our own personal and political opinions. We can’t help it. We’re human. But as those commissioned to shepherd the flock of God, our thoughts ought to be first about caring for our people. I pastor a diverse church. Following the election, a ton of New Songers were hurting […]
How to Pray like Paul for your Church [Free Download]
I get tired of praying the same things over and over again for my church, so this week I accessed a prayer expert for his help on what to pray. Here are seven prayers that Paul prayed for the churches he knew. Together they’ll give you a week’s worth of biblical prayers you can pray […]
12 Prayers That Will Build Your Church
Jesus intends to build his church. And we want to play a significant part in that. Here are twelve prayers that will build your church. 1. Anointed teaching Lord, anoint every teacher in every room of our church this week! Place your Spirit upon the preacher, youth teacher, and every Small Group and Sunday school […]