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How Should Pastors Respond to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination?

Seth Troutt

After the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, how do pastors lead well in a fractured, reactive age? Here are five pastoral questions for this moment.

Qualms & Proverbs

Should Christians Avoid Writing with AI?

Karen Swallow Prior, Kevin Antlitz, and Kiara John-Charles

CT advice columnists also weigh in on a break from ministry and what to do about friends who are cohabitating.

Why I Want a Pastor’s Wife

Ginger McPherson

For all the pastors’ wives.*

Being Human

Hope in Unexpected Transitions with Brandi Wilson and Lori Wilhite

Two friends speak on holding fast to God and friendships when life is in free fall.

Being Human

A Merciful Response to Doubt with Lisa Fields

The Christian apologist calls believers to embody Jude 3.

Pastoring People Who Cause You Pain

Interview by Drew Dyck

Pastor and author Jared C. Wilson shares what America’s first ordained African American taught him about facing hardship in ministry.

Pastoring with a Big, Fake Smile

Wes Faulk

I often hide my struggles from my church because I fear people will use them against me.

The Turbulent Calling of Bivocational Ministry

Linda W. Perkins

Three honest stories about its rewards and challenges.

Self-Control, the Leader’s Make-or-Break Virtue

Drew Dyck

Is it possible to build willpower like a muscle?

When Pastors Are Sexual Abuse Survivors

Joshua Pease

Childhood trauma can sabotage ministry in sinister ways.

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