This article addresses the question as to whether office-bearers may make use of secular psychologists in abuse situations. The author suggests that we ought to do so, provided that we always use Scripture to screen and filter the input we receive from secular psychologists.

This article offers a series of passages from which sermons could be preached, to help a congregation think and act biblically when a pastor has fallen into sexual sin.

In this article, the author offers advice for churches that are dealing with the consequences of the scandalous sexual sin of a pastor.

Drawing on a book written on this subject, the author provides a list of the responses that victims of clergy sexual abuse need from the church.

Home visitation is part of shepherding God's church. Is there a way to conduct home visits? This article offers some practical ways in five points.

What is spiritual abuse? It is a sinful use of spiritual authority by Christian leaders to promote, protect, or enrich a person or a Christian institution regardless of the spiritual damage done to innocent parties and the cause of Christ. The article unpacks this definition.

There is a big difference between exercising authority and being authoritarian. Authoritarianism is the exercise of unlawful authority or unlawful use of lawful authority. The article unpacks ten characteristics of an authoritarian.

Reading should be part of a pastor's life. How can a pastor create an appetite for reading? This article offers twenty tips.

How can pastors make the best of social media? Social media is intended to be social. This article explains five ways of doing that.

How can pastors make the best of social media? By being intentional. How do they do that? This article explains the purpose and priorities in using social media.

How can pastors make the best of social media? This article explains that the first step is to be positive about it, and to consider the evangelistic, personal, and community benefits it offers.

Church meetings are a part of the life of the church. How can you have profitable and edifying church council meetings? This article offers seventeen tips.

Should a pastor handle church finances? It will be best if the pastor has minimal involvement in the administration of church finances. This article gives six guidelines for the relationship between the pastor and his congregation's finances.

Often the pastors salary is less than the average salary in the congregation. This article explains the ways in which this can create bitterness in the pastor and his family, and goes on to explain how to kill covetousness and discontentment.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the need for having priorities right and focusing on Christ.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the need for guarding your thoughts patterns.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the third and fourth service bays: recreation and rest.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the first two service bays: routine and relaxation time.

How can you know if you are called to pastoral ministry? 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 give the biblical answer to this question of calling. This article offers six question you can ask as a checklist for yourself.