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
Throughout the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have devoured the writings of Eugene Peterson. It all started when I picked up a copy of his memoir, The Pastor; I was awakened to a
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
This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. It was the worst feeling I’ve ever had in church, a gut-wrenching emptiness that sprung from a complete separation from what I felt was my
“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
It seems that weekly on my social media feeds, broader evangelical leaders are decrying some new doctrine, fad, or cultural ideology. Wielding their words as weapons of war, these denouncements are seen as heralding and
Sorry for the click bait title, but here you are. “How dare you say such a thing!” you’re probably thinking. “Don’t you know about the constitution, the founding fathers, the constitution, the…,” the history of
If the COVID pandemic taught us anything about the Western Church, it’s that ecclesiology is no longer a strong point. What was so strong for many ages has sadly devolved into something the average church
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