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.

What Churches in Decline Do Wrong

Examine the poor decisions that contribute to the decline and demise of churches.

When Your Church Is Resisting Change

The future is uncharted territory, but we walk forward into it whether we like it or not. Believers have a Lord who dwells in the future as well as the present. We can go confidently into that good night, as one put it. He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, especially when the church is resisting change.

When Someone Is Tough to Love

When we learn to love those we had previously written off, we grow and become a little more like Jesus.

10 Healthy Church Signs

Whenever Gods people do the hard thing in the Lords waywhen we love the unlovely, when we forgive our attackers, when we do good things to our enemy, when we soldier on in the face of adversity, when we maintain our joy in the midst of disaster and retaliate with lovetwelve things begin to happen from that moment, revealing key healthy church signs.

Pastor, What Pastor What Not To Love?

Flattery is like perfume, were told. It smells good but will make you sick if you swallow it. Ive known too many preachers who swallow all the flattery they can find, then look around for more. Not wise. This article explores the pastor what not to love pitfalls.

Are Pastors Sending the Wrong Message About Encouraging Bible Use?

The pastor makes the Scripture seem too complicated when he spends a lot of time digging into the Greek and Hebrew, unintentionally discouraging Bible use. Members go away feeling only the Ph.Ds can grasp its meaning.

Does God Keep Some Qualified for His Work?

The Lords best servants are the congregations best leaders. Those who lead best are humble servants willing to stoop and wash the feet or rise and lead the charge, whatever the situation requires for those qualified for the Lord's work.

Why Churches Should Consider Inviting a Vocational Evangelist

A significant number of churches have never invited a vocational evangelist to speak. Why not?