Spiritual Growth

Some ministry lessons come through seminary. Others come in envelopes.

Spiritual formation shouldn’t be an attempt to control ministry outcomes—it’s about cultivating space for God to work.

The Bible consistently tells us we must examine ourselves and accept correction, but our culture is forgetting the art of fair critique.

Pastors who rush in with the wrong treatment court spiritual disaster.

High-profile stories of fallen pastors can distract us from ourselves or hold up a mirror to our souls.

Why Henri Nouwen warned pastors about becoming “too available.”

Every church has elephants in the narthex. Here are four ways to root them out.

5 pastors honor the women who nurtured them for ministry.

John Ortberg offers 6 lessons evangelical organizations can learn from Billy Graham and his team.

It’s not a straight path to the pulpit anymore.