Pastor Connections: Views on sin; why preacher’s kids stray; and who speaks for the SBC?

September 10, 2025

A few tips and more for pastors from pastors and church leaders.

First person: 5 reasons people pick a church

August 11, 2025

Check out these five main categories of people choosing a church today and how to connect with each.

Debunking myths and addressing ministry burnout

August 2, 2025

While this story isn’t all wrong, the assertion that pastors are leaving the pulpit in droves because of ministry burnout is a myth. The research tells a different story.

First person: Has ministry become your idol?

July 30, 2025

Here are some signs that suggest ministry may have become an idol for you.

Newish Leadership Network equips green ministers to unlock ‘world of potential’

June 4, 2025

“To be in a group of ministry leaders in the same season has been very encouraging to me because it reassures me I’m not on an island,” said Tucker Bryson, youth minister of First Baptist Church Centre.

Bivocational pastors juggle joys and challenges of career, ministry life

June 3, 2025

Bryan Blass, director of the office of LeaderCare at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said 60 to 70 percent of Alabama Baptist churches are led by bivocational pastors.

Wise leaders must slow down, listen to God and others, Champion says

April 18, 2025

“Every church has its own personality and culture, and wise leaders respond to this culture in appropriate ways,” Buddy Champion, pastor of First Baptist Church Trussville, said.