When trial in the church comes home to roost, the push and pull of regular ministry on the seams of the home are magnified. Whether you actively play a role in the church or not,
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.
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
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
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 I have five friends I call my “Pentaverate” (an homage to an early Mike Myers movie). These five guys are the ones I bare my soul to. While some
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 I celebrate God’s goodness this year as I look back at a quarter of a century in pastoral ministry. When a pastor friend asked me how I did
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