Pastoring is a hard job. There are unique challenges that come both personally and professionally. The Focused Pastor exists to come alongside pastors, their families, and the church with resources to encourage and equip them personally and to do their ministry more effectively. With biblically based content that is informed by pastoral research, we create resources that address these unique topics. The Focused Pastor seeks to encourage pastors and church leaders to be spiritually healthy and effective in their homes and in their roles.
When you are anxious about the evaluation of your ministry, rest in the truth that the Lord knows your heart and that the Spirit quietly commends your ministry through the changed lives of those who receive the gospel that you faithfully proclaim.
Advent is a wonderful time to reflect on the kindness and love of the Lord–that God loved us enough to stoop to us, to become one of us, to take on our poverty and weakness in order to save us.
As pastors’ wives, we can learn from Mary this Christmas and grow in humility and confidence in God as we serve others.
As all Christians are commanded to bear much fruit, pastors should be concerned with productivity and time management to be fruitful for God.
Tim Keller guides readers through an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the Nativity story—a story that celebrates the advent of Jesus Christ.
Conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience but leaning into conflict can help us grow spiritually and help us lead others well.
This Christmas, let’s follow the Apostle Paul’s example by using Christmas as a big chunk of rope to pull them into the safety of the Savior.
This Christmas, ponder your position with God, ponder the praise of angels and shepherds, and ponder the Son on the cross.
As pastors, we cannot escape conflict, and we shouldn’t avoid it, but we can find healthy, effective ways to lean into conflict.
