Pastoral Lessons from Ted Lasso
As my wife and I watched the first season of Ted Lasso, I thought to myself, “Some idiot is going to write a Christian blog post about this.” Well, here is that idiot passing on
As my wife and I watched the first season of Ted Lasso, I thought to myself, “Some idiot is going to write a Christian blog post about this.” Well, here is that idiot passing on
So you want to start a website. People are going to ask you why. Unprompted, “why” questions often lead folks into the dark labyrinth of their soul with no way out. Most of us don’t
One of my favorite pieces of art was painted by the reformation era artist, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and is titled Fall and Redemption of Man. I love it so much that a print of
Contrary to what your first ever audience told you about how great your first sermon was, you still need to get better at preaching. Pride tells us that, somehow, we are naturally gifted at preaching
I asked my wife for her thoughts about writing about planting a church in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. Two words stood out especially clear from her response: “God knew”. When we
Dear Am I Called Readers, What a year 2020 has been! Here at Am I Called? this year we saw over 20,000 unique visitors to the site and close to 5,000 of you took the
If oft quoted statistics are to be believed, as pastors around the world step into the pulpit to deliver their Christmas Eve messages this year–most of which are filled with the hope and peace found
This is part four of a four-part series on a new model of seminary training. Perhaps you appreciate the low-residency model, and the fellowship of a cohort sounds great. But practically, what does a student
This is part three of a four-part series on a new model of seminary training. Light and Heat Martyn Lloyd-Jones once lamented the state of theological education: The tragedy is that many lecturers simply dictate
This is part two of a four-part series on a new model of seminary training. William Tennent School of Theology hosts cohorts in a retreat setting, bringing students together for two-week residencies (once a year
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