Pastoring People Through Slow Change
Pastoring people is a slow, long-haul process. As church planters and pastors in established churches, we are called to lead people who are under construction. Unfortunately,
Pastor, Christ’s Resurrection Fuels Resilience!
It has been a long decade since March, hasn’t it? It feels like we’ve been caught in a state of suspended animation, except the one
Whatever Gives You Joy in God: One Habit for Every Christian Leader
If you’re a leader and anything like me, joy is a reluctant resident within the soul. Occasionally, joy slips the bonds of preoccupying responsibility and
Lift the Heavy Burden of Shame: How to Care for Parents of Prodigals
This post was originally featured on Desiring God. Prodigal kids: the gaping wound for many Christian parents. A child, whether adolescent or adult, is living
Can I be Humbly Ambitious?
Christians are flammable. God created us to burn. Not like a match—bright and hot but quickly extinguished—but long and strong. That’s why God created ambition.
Persevering Beyond the Pandemic
The following sermon was preached for the Great Commission Collective.
The Call To Suffering
What comes to your mind when you consider the call to pastoral ministry? Preaching God’s truth to a rapt audience? Delivering dazzling doses of sparkling
Finding Streams In A Desert Of Darkness
If you’re in a hard place right now, I can relate. The last four years have been the most difficult period of my entire life.
The Call From The Seminary To The Pulpit
Recently I received an email with an attention-grabbing question. It came from an influential seminary professor and supplied a backstory, but the entire email could
A Remarkable Story Where Grace Wins!
“He’s dead!” the bishop whispered. “How, and by what kind of death?” whispered John. “He’s dead…to God! For he turned wicked and abandoned, and at