Owning Our Part in the Story
Have you ever noticed how we remember our stories of pain? We’re almost never in them as sinners....
Parents, Meet Your Gospel Tutor
God is committed to ensuring that his leaders embody the gospel. Sometimes he accomplishes this through ministry suffering. At other times,...
Lo que los líderes aprenden cuando la gente se va
Nos ha pasado a todos, demasiadas veces. El mensaje suena o el teléfono vibra con noticias de un miembro querido, un buen amigo o un...
What Leaders Learn When People Leave
It’s happened to all of us, too many times. The text chimes or the phone rings with news from a...
The Secret Strength in Seeing Weakness
If you read much of what I write, there is one word you’ll often hear: weakness. Why? Let me offer a few reasons that may help your...
Eldership and Plurality: More Than Synonyms
In church leadership, words carry weight. We often use terms like eldership and plurality as though they mean the same thing. They don’t....
How Do We Know When to Shut Down a Church?
The key dangles in your hand. The building is empty. The lights are off. As you lock the church...
Fear Never Leads Well: How We Keep Courage in Ministry
Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with glaucoma — an eye disease that damages the optic nerve, darkening one’s field of vision. Test me...
Motivation 101: We Rise to What We Prize
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Few of us wake up excited to...
Store Treasure in Clay
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and...
