There are two primary reasons pastors do not get valuable feedback and evaluation on their preaching. Discover how to get past these blockers and improve your preaching.

The thought of preaching through an election season is enough to make most pastors break out into a cold sweat.  In our culture, belief in God and the centrality of God has declined, and with that, people inevitably look for replacement gods and idolatry. It seems as if politics is increasingly filling that gap. The…

Looking for some of the top sermons from 2021 according to other pastors and churches? This article is for you. When ministry is rolling it is one of the most rewarding things we can invest our time in. Seeing new families connect with small groups. Watching students find their peers from school and show up…

We all know the American church is facing challenging times. A well-presented sermon series on the Book of Acts reminds all of us that these are not unprecedented times… it’s just our time. Seeds of the faith that grew into the worldwide church were planted by God in a turbulent time.  Rome is still in…

Before we get into creating a pastor sabbatical plan, we need to examine why a pastor sabbatical plan should even be on the table. As a pastor, you know that your occupation is unique. Your work, your calling, and your schedule are substantially different than those who work in other fields. But one of the…

Do you want to turn your sermon series into a book? If you’ve never done this before (or even if you have), there are some key steps you’ll want to follow as you write your new book. Check out these tips and suggestions to get started.

Before you burn out, stop. Take time today to evaluate your current level of balance (even if there’s hardly any balance at all) and use these secrets to improve your ministry-life balance. Your family will thank you, your ministry team will thank you, your church will thank you, and you’ll thank yourself.

Do you have a preaching plan? If you don’t, it’s costing you and your ministry. A preaching plan gives you the ability to manage your preparation time (giving you more ministry-life balance); increases your team synergy and effectiveness; and ensures you have more time to pray, research, and meditate on your sermon topics. It also makes it easier to invite guest speakers into your preaching rotation and give your entire team a clear roadmap for the year ahead.

Attendance at church is naturally higher in the fall time, so this is a great time of year to be intentional about building momentum in your church. We wanted to share our top 12 sermon series ideas for the fall to help you leverage this season to build the most momentum before heading into the holiday season.

Since the founding of Ministry Pass, we’ve published a lot of sermon series. Along the way, we’ve learned a few lessons about what you should and shouldn’t do when it comes to design. If you want to avoid making the same mistake, here are the Ten Commandments to follow when it comes to creating sermon series graphics.

If you’re looking to improve your preaching, there are plenty of steps you can take, like planning your sermons in advance, developing a preaching team, or using a better system for outlining and delivering your sermons.

As a pastor, you may find yourself in a church that doesn’t pay well- or at all- and need to earn some extra money in order to be able to provide for your family. At the same time, ministry is time-consuming, so you need something that doesn’t require your full-time focus! The question you’re asking yourself has to be, “How can I leverage my core strengths in order to make a little extra income?

Today, we’re going to make a case for why you should consider having some sermon-based small groups at your church- they make it easier to recruit group leaders and they help people go deeper with the message, just for starters!

As you’re discipling leaders, it’s important to remember that discipleship and sanctification don’t happen in a linear fashion. Growth is messy, but with intentionality over time, you should see an upward trend in their love for God, others, and in their faith. When we understand and embrace God’s grace, that’s going to result in life change.

No matter your background, you definitely want to read outside of your own lane to gain insight into differing perspectives, but for this list of top five commentaries, we stuck with what we know.

Leadership and ministry are rapidly changing. The rate of change in culture has been accelerating for quite a while, but the pandemic shifted this change into high gear. That is why we created this Digital Discipleship Guide.

Maybe you’ve wanted to preach through a book of the Bible, but you have questions. Questions like, “How long should it be?” or “How can I make each message seem fresh if I’m sticking to the same Bible book for weeks or months?”