Pastors / Leadership

I'm a new Christian, and I've always associated the word rapture with something romantic or earthly. Can you help me understand, why is the word rapture associated with the return of Jesus? What does it mean to experience the rapture the Bible talks about?

Turn to Him today in prayer, read the Bible, and continue to live out biblical truths in your life. In doing so, you can take your stand against the devil. With time, you will be able toresist the devil without even thinking about it because your trust and devotion to Jesus will be unbreakable.

When everything around you is shifting, you need something unshakable. Here are eight things to hold on to in order to stand strong in your faith, no matter what the culture throws at you.

Jesus gave everything for you. What are you giving back? This powerful heart-check asks five bold questions every Christian needs to answer—honestly.

It’s time to eliminate these myths and experience the healing picture of forgiveness as we are called to in Scripture.

The doctrine of the Triunity of One God is a mystery to be embraced. However, the Trinity is the logic of God, not the calculation of man. Therefore, we will see it but never see through it, to fully comprehend the mystery. If we did, it wouldn't be a mystery, would it?

Here are 10 of the most damaging forms of gossip you’ll often find in churches today.

God’s people have always had issues with obedience, especially when called to part with something of value. Thus, pastors and church leaders must tread but do so lightly when approaching this subject with members.

In the church culture today, worship has become an enterprise. I often wonder if we have made worship nothing more than a musical genre and have missed the heart of worship? If this is the case, then what was meant to be God-honoring and spirit-enriching has become something that God never intended it to be.

Hundreds of thousands of Christians are exposed to prosperity gospel (false doctrine) teachings weekly. This can cause a great many to walk away from the faith when they discover that God does not reward all giving in a financial, material sense and that not all suffering has a harvest at the end of a famine.

What did Paul mean when he said that, as Christians, our bodies will be raised from the grave? What will our spiritual bodies be like in heaven?

From its promised blessing to its picture of Christ’s victory, Revelation matters for every believer.

Bending our ear to every “helpful” suggestion or want could be a tricky precedent to set. If you find yourself struggling in this area of your leadership, here are four reasons to move past the ministry of constantly accommodating others.

In my experience, a battle with doubt and deconstruction often leads to a stronger faith because you are challenged to further understand what you believe and more deeply discover God. Let's briefly explore 3 causes of doubt and how each may in fact be a pathway to a deeper faith.

Here are 7 things Jesus never said that we should stop saying.