Oct 26, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
You and I don’t have to make things happen. We should certainly work hard to become faithful leaders and shepherds, but the enormously impossible task of generating real spiritual change is left in the hands of the very capable Holy Spirit, for whom anything is...
Oct 19, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
I recently asked myself, if I were starting a church again today, what would be the values that I would consider most pertinent and timely in our current cultural moment in which the nonbelieving world is asking so many hard questions about the church. These four came...
Oct 12, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
You can’t save the world. That’s Jesus’ role and he has fulfilled and is continuing to fulfill it perfectly. But Jesus wants to involve YOU in his work of restoring, renewing, and refreshing those around you. Read the Full Article
Oct 5, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
Some moments in the life of the church ought to stand out from the rest as especially significant, but between these, we need to breathe, rest, and recuperate. People will thank you in the end. Read the Full Article
Sep 28, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
The world needs your voice. When God has placed a word inside you, you simply must let it out. It has to be offered to the intended hearer so that it can be fruitful. It boils down to a willingness to preach in tones that are pastoral, practical, and prophetic. You’ll...
Sep 13, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
God has called you to be part of the solution – to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God who will always have your back as long as you’re speaking faithfully to his truth and in his voice of love and compassion. Read the Full...
Sep 5, 2023 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
Decluttering can be painful. It’s hard work. It’s messy. And because we’ve been trained to maintain instead of change, people’s feelings are often an issue when it comes to eliminating traditions, ministries, and events. If you proceed, do so with wisdom, sensitivity,...
Nov 30, 2021 | Ministry, Preaching, & Church Leadership
The common thread I noticed over and over was that so few people believed they were loved and valued. In those moments, it was my privilege to look people in the eyes and tell them that God made them for a purpose, that he loved them unconditionally, that their worth...