Church planter? Disciplemaker? COVID-19 pastor? All three have much to learn from an ancient multiplication leader/driver. We tend to romanticize modernity. This social evolution paradigm mistakenly...
I am intrigued this week as my inbox has swelled with emails from every organization that has me on their distribution list. Each condemns racism and vows to evaluate their practices to ensure...
Abraham was blessed to be a blessing. Us too! The complete breakdown in ancient Israel was their forgetting about blessing the nations in Abraham. Too often, much of our “walk” with God shows up as...
First, a short apology. This is going to be a short rant. Hope it doesn’t offend anyone, but I think we need to address church leadership during times of crisis. Some of what I see in the news...
Note: This is adapted (shortened) from an article on a business site. The advice is good for pastors in a time of crisis. The short-term needs of maintaining a church or similar organization must...
This week’s blog is a stump for my podcast interview with Jim Graff. Jim is a new friend. A former missionary, he set out to lead a large church that could support missions in a big...
I’ve mostly pastored large churches in suburban neighborhoods. However, my last church plant was in an urban area and the congregation remained under 300 people during my tenure. Frankly, that church...