The conclusion of a sermon is a dangerous moment for the preacher. He has just spent 30-45 minutes in an expository deluge, dumping his study and zeal upon his congregation. The 10-20 hours of sermon
Pastors and church leaders have no shortage of voices telling them what to do. I receive a few emails a week describing methods and products I could use to grow my church and rocket it
The following article was written by Jeff Robinson and was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. His words rang in my ears for days and triggered more than a few nights of nocturnal unrest.
The following review is a guest post written by our friend, Dustin Hunt. There are few authors I enjoy reading more than Kevin J. Vanhoozer. A master wordsmith and brilliant scholar, Vanhoozer also possesses
A beautiful thing has happened over the past ten years. Church planting has grown in popularity, with more individuals and churches fulfilling the Great Commission by starting new churches. This is biblical, and this is great.
A good friend of mine and I recently each took new lead pastor positions within a few months of one another. A few weeks ago, we chatted on the phone about our experiences with our
It’s been thirteen years since we planted a church with a plurality of pastors. Over those years our plurality has taken many different forms. In the beginning it looked like two co-pastors shepherding and leading a church
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 I am a highly emotional person who has battled anxiety and depression for most of the last two decades. As such, managing my emotions has been one of
I’m a pastor. Cut me and I bleed local church. Cut the church and I’m spoilin’ to protect her. As a pastor, even the threat of a cut can evoke a negative or reflexive
Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 In concert with my 25th anniversary of pastoral ministry is my 30th anniversary of marriage to Carolyn. Like pastoral ministry, marriage is a wonderful calling with seasons of
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