What is at the core of what any pastor or spiritual leader should do? What is our essential job in ministry? What is the job of a pastor?In John 18:19–21, Jesus provides us with the perfect example of what our ministry should look like. Two key words stand out to me...
A few weeks ago, one of our pastors in Asia asked me to speak to his ministry team about the concept of a ministry “leadership pipeline.” You may have heard this phrase before, which was popularized by business author Ram Charan in his 2000 book, The Leadership...
In modern Christianity, we are too often impressed with strong starts and forget that it’s the finish that really counts. Maybe it’s because we have a lot of spectators and cheerleaders at the beginning of our race and very few in the middle. Each of us—whether a...
A few weeks ago, at Bethel World Outreach Church, I had the opportunity to preach from Matthew 4:18–22 on following Jesus together—or more simply, discipleship. This simple response will not be a comforting thought for some. Relationships can be messy and...
“May the Lord grant mercy.” It’s a beautiful prayer, and one that I can think most of us have needed to pray for ourselves or for others at some point in our lives. Paul prayed this prayer twice for others (2 Timothy 1:15) at a dark time in his life when he really...
For those in ministry, COVID has brought a lot of extra weight, responsibility, and uncertainty. The past two years have not been easy—leaving some to wonder if vocational ministry is really still the calling on their lives. If fulfilling your calling has felt more...
