If the last couple of years have done anything in the church, it’s brought out some of the craziest ideas about every catastrophe and polarizing event we’ve been struck with. Most commonly, these years has
If you have been anywhere near Western Christian media for the last few months, you’ll know there’s been a podcast telling the story of the now defunct Mars Hill Church in Seattle. If you look
Today, “The Narrow Trail: A Wander’s Guide to Finding Jesus”, releases – a profoundly timely book for many reasons. With the resurgence of a focus on “faith deconstruction” and people leaving the church for good
“Must be able to deal with hassles” seems like a job requirement for ministry leaders and pastors. As I considered this idea, I was struck with it as a mark of ministry reality. Generally, ministry
The memory popped up on my Facebook page reminding me of one of the busiest and most important days in my life: on that day ten years ago I stepped into the pulpit of a
Throughout church history there have been prominent pastors and church leaders who have significantly impacted their local communities, ultimately influencing large sections of the global Church; men like Augustine, Athanasius, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John
This site is serious about serving the local church by producing content that can be used to help ministry leaders live, love, learn, and last in ministry. For the most part, we want to share
“We only want big plate leaders here,” was the catch cry on the staff team and the defining principle for ministry success at the church where I began my ministry career. For me, it was
“Rabble, rabble, rabble!” The mob shouts and rabbles about…? What? No one really knows; it’s a bit muddy right? When I trained for civil disorder situations in my time working for the Australian Federal Police,
Every seven days, Sunday morning has a pesky habit of rolling around again. In fact, I write this on a Sunday morning having just completed my normal rhythm of waking up earlier than usual, putting
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