Joe McKeever

Joe McKeever spent 42 years pastoring six Southern Baptist churches and has been writing and cartooning for religious publications for more than 40 years.

Do Not Fear. Ever.

Fear of death causes bondage. It keeps people from doing bold things they should be doing. And the devil had been holding the power of death and scaring people. But through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, that power has been restored to its rightful Owner.

Veiled Humility

What if we quit bragging on ourselves and hanging our fragile egos on the line for all the world to see? What if we did our job and said to ourselves, I am only an unworthy servant; Im just doing my job, and left it at that with veiled humility (Luke 17:7-10).

7 Earthshaking Things Jesus Said in Matthew 11

No one ever spoke like Jesus; discover his powerful words in Matthew 11.

Who Do You Compete With? Other Pastors?

Do your job. If you are losing members to the new guy, keep telling yourself (and your leaders who may be panicking at the empty pews and low offerings), This is not about us, but about the Lord Jesus. And if theyre doing a better job over there, then lets pray for them and encourage them. Dealing with church competition requires a focus on your own ministry.

Don’t Jump Ship Too Quickly

So, pastor, you found the going to be tough, some of the leaders resistant, and a few members to be criminal in their behavior? You grew tired of fighting them and fed up with the way they treated you?

Heartless Christianity

This kind of passionless Christianity is the curse of the modern church. No one is drawn to Christ by its display. There is no magnetism, nothing that attracts, and plenty to repel.

Do Your Sermons Provoke Thinking?

The unthinking has a difficult time with Jesus. Our Lord refuses to abide by their demands, just as He did with every group He ministered to in the First Century.

10 Pastor Danger Zones for Leaders

It's the young minister who is more likely to try to brave it out alone. It's the young pastor who is more prone to end up a victim instead of a victor in these pastor danger zones.