LifeWay Christian Resources president and CEO Thom Rainer's weight-loss journey has been long and arduous. But find out how he is reaping the rewards of his obedience to God.

Is your life more driven by your lusts or your longings?

If you want God to use you greatly, here are some things you need to do to make yourself usable.

Are some of these consistent with your experiences? Are there others you could add?

Have you gotten burned out trying to fix people you lead? Who else do you know who has done that?

Sometimes even pastors have difficulty relating to others. Here are some learned skills that might help along the journey.

Have you ever felt compelled to walk away from ministry? Here's some suggestions to how you can find your passion again.

Just like members of their congregations, pastors also struggle with the challenge of depression. Here are some of the issues, and here are some ways to get help.

Do you sometimes forget that God never gives up on you?

Some pastoral duties can be downright debilitating. Here are ways to keep yourself mentally healthy.

How would you react if things "simply didn't work out for you" at your present church? Would you continue to hold your head high and believe for greater things?

If Jesus didn't seek to be popular when He was on earth, why should you? If your Lord was a man of no reputation, why should you seek to salvage your own?

This article, Joe McKeever says, has nothing to do with ego. But there are things the pastor's wife can do to make things easier on the pastor. 

As a pastor, how do you know when it's OK to say no or wait? Here are some suggestions on how to budget your time and energy.

Pastoring is the greatest privilege to which a human could be called. Are you up to the challenge?

What value do you see in physical training, especially as it helps you in your spiritual training?

Lust is one of Satan's strongest tools against believers. Here's how to build a firewall for your own good.

Obviously, there are examples in Scripture of godly single men who served God faithfully. But as a general rule, does God call still call men with the "gift of singleness" to be pastors?

If you're on a pastor search committee, there are some things you need to be leery of when it comes to hiring someone.

Many people make—and break—New Year's resolutions. Here are some that pastors should consider for the upcoming year.