Power + Authority

Founder Billy Graham’s vision for pastoral leadership finds new life in an age of institutional distrust.

How can faithful pastors lead when trust is broken, power is abused, and cynicism is everywhere?

One moment we’re singing their praises; the next we’re questioning everything. Maybe we’re asking the wrong things of them.

Out of the ground once shaken by the collapse of Mars Hill Church, something steady is growing.

Richard Foster discusses healthy pastoral leadership, his daily routine, and how to practice solitude in an age of distraction.

Churches have misused it and culture hates commitment. But don’t throw out the body with the bathwater.

Strong ecclesiology is more important than ever. Four church leaders weigh in on the function of their church governments.

A case for elder-led congregationalism.

Individual cooperation makes the Southern Baptist Convention a reckoning force.

Episcopal governance structure provides both discipline and care for its ministers.

A hybrid model of governance helps Assemblies of God churches succeed.

Preaching and pastoring in an age of skepticism.

From the files of Tim Keller

Why Black evangelicals often look beyond any one institution—even beloved ones—to meet their full needs of discipleship.

Spiritual leadership requires us to know the stories of our people.

We have a holy opportunity to return to our roots—a chance to recover the kind of care that once marked every aspect of the early church.

In an anxious age, pastoral health requires more than better systems. It requires being known.

How should Bible teachers and preachers handle Scripture that seems morally problematic?

Friedman’s classic The Failure of Nerve reveals how self-differentiated leaders resist the pull of anxiety and lead with clarity.

In Nailing It, Nicole Massie Martin offers personal, poetic reflections that invite pastors to embrace their wounds—and the God who heals through them.

Ken Boa’s Conformed to His Image lays out twelve distinct pathways toward holistic discipleship rooted in God’s character.

In Managing Your Household Well, Chap Bettis calls pastors to lead their families with the same intentionality they bring to their churches.

With pastoral warmth, Paul E. Miller’s A Praying Life helps leaders bring their messy lives to a Father who listens, understands, and stays.

A benediction for the pastor who feels too fragile for the task—but stays anyway.