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1. 10 Identifiable Traits of Sexual Predator Pastors

I actually wrote this article four weeks ago but did not feel led to release it until a more appropriate time. In light of the sexual abuse scandals exploding in Hollywood (most recently Harvey Weinstein), ...

Created on 18 October 2017

2. The Biblical Way God Wants You to Process Pain

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" (Matt. 5:4). For many years I wondered what this verse meant. I used to think that God wants us to feel bad for all the sin in the world and walk ...

Created on 12 October 2017

3. Why Did God Let the Las Vegas Shooting Happen?

With the recent natural disasters and horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, many people have been asking why such horrible tragedies take place. Because of this, many have relegated simplistic answers to ...

Created on 09 October 2017

4. 10 Demonic Strategies That Destroy Pastors

As a full-time church leader since 1980, I have observed and experienced various tests and temptations in both my inner life and public ministry. Often my articles are the results of my musings regarding ...

Created on 27 September 2017

5. Is It Biblically Moral for the US to Attack North Korea?

With the ongoing tension arising because of the bellicose provocations from North Korea, many believers are pondering whether it would be moral for the USA to initiate a pre-emptive strike. The objective, ...

Created on 21 September 2017

6. Are These Hurricanes God's Judgment on America?

Hurricane Irma barreled through the Florida Keys and hit the city of Tampa. Just a few weeks prior, Hurricane Harvey devastated the city of Houston, Texas—then called perhaps the greatest natural disaster ...

Created on 12 September 2017

7. Beware of These 12 Hazards When You Lead in the Church

As someone who has served in executive leadership and with many senior level leaders for many decades, I have observed the following 12 hazards. By "hazard

Created on 06 September 2017

8. 7 Warning Signs You'll Notice Before a Leader Falls

Unfortunately, in every level and realm of life we have all witnessed serious leadership failure. It is no longer a surprise when we read about a high-level pastor, celebrity, sports figure or politician ...

Created on 30 August 2017

9. 7 Reasons an Ethnocentric Gospel Can Be Downright Demonic

To start this article, I will say up front that God is not colorblind, and neither should we be. God created humankind as a beautiful mosaic of colors, personalities and various cultures (replete with ...

Created on 28 August 2017

10. 7 Common Stumbling Blocks That Tempt Leaders Into Sexual Sin

... l leaders from seducing spirits and adultery. Joseph Mattera is an internationally known author, futurist, interpreter of culture and activist/theologian whose mission is to influence leaders who influen ...

Created on 16 August 2017

11. 10 Reasons We Keep Seeing Established Churches Failing

Where I live, dozens of large old church buildings that used to hold thriving congregations strewn along a major avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Some have been torn down and developed, while others are supported ...

Created on 09 August 2017

12. 9 Reasons So Many Young Churches Fizzle Out

The past four decades of working with churches, as well as overseeing a network of churches, have taught me several lessons related to their success and failure. In this article, I will try to pinpoint ...

Created on 02 August 2017

13. 12 Things the Early Church Didn't Need to Change the World for Jesus

The book of Acts grants us a snapshot as to the power and effectiveness of the first-century church that transformed the world. I believe we are still called to extrapolate principles from the early church ...

Created on 28 July 2017

14. 10 Spiritual Seasons Your Local Church Will Likely Experience

Like every individual believer in Christ, there are various seasons every local church experiences, including highs, lows, growth, renewal, decrease and testing. As a local church pastor since 1984 and ...

Created on 24 July 2017

15. 11 Unsettling Signs You're a Functional Atheist

Although the definition of an atheist is one who denies the existence of God, in this article, I use the word to depict those identifying as Christians who live as though there is no God to which they ...

Created on 28 June 2017

16. These 12 Trinitarian Principles Release Purpose and Power

Many years ago, I came to the conclusion that understanding the triune Godhead of Father, Son and Holy Spirit was the key to release government, order and purpose on the earth. This has vast implications ...

Created on 22 June 2017

17. 10 Telltale Signs You Lack a Biblical Worldview

Through the years, I have discovered that the average Christian and a large number of church ministers lack a biblical worldview. By biblical worldview, I am referring to interpreting all of life through ...

Created on 14 June 2017

18. 14 Blatant Signs You've Succumbed to the World's View of Money

There has been much written regarding what the Bible teaches about prosperity, wealth and stewardship. In spite of the vast amount of material on this subject, many believers are still struggling in regard ...

Created on 09 June 2017

19. 25 Hidden Signs You're Allowing the Enemy to Infiltrate Your Work for God

1. You inwardly celebrate when a colleague or fellow minister falls. 2. Your spirit of competition causes you to inwardly celebrate when other organizations or ministries in your field aren't doing as ...

Created on 02 June 2017

20. Why God Is Yanking You Out of Spiritual Retirement

While I applaud the fact that there is a great emphasis in many circles on reaching the next generation, we often forget that God also has a plan to use older seasoned leaders as well. For example, when ...

Created on 31 May 2017