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.
Larry McCall discusses seven steps to a paradigm shift to establish a grandparenting ministry in your local church.
Nick Stumbo shares steps we can take to become places that truly transform the broken sexuality of our congregation and of the world.
Be amazed once more by the unexpected details of Jesus’ unique birth and saving work with these short daily devotions and prayers, and renew your worship of our humble, generous and loving Savior.
Evangelism is another word for compassion. If we don’t love people, we won’t evangelize to save the lost and bring them into the church.
True gratitude before God is centered on the gospel from which all the other benefits flow. God-centered gratitude includes more than the gospel, but the gospel is certainly the beginning.
When church leadership is healthier and more balanced, it will be more healthy for the pastors and particularly their families.
Direct your heart towards God’s gifts so that thanksgiving may overflow to your visitors as you serve them with a thankful heart.
There are many ways that the people of God can rally around those who feel a unique call to foster care and adoption.
The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund is a series of personal letters written to men assaulted by the porn industry.
Our flocks need us to set the example of being filled with thanksgiving. We may do this by cultivating gratitude in our hearts, as we give thanks to God for them.
