Matt Perman talks Biblical Productivity
In this episode of the “Am I Called?” podcast, Dave talks to Matt Perman, author of the book...
Bob Osborne talks Missions
In this episode of the “Am I Called?” podcast, Dave talks to Bob Osborne, Executive Director of Serge. Serge supplies missions...
Ambition and a Future Target
A few years ago, I heard an interview with a Christian college professor. Having logged three decades in the classroom, he was asked to...
Ashley Madison, the Gospel and Facing Spectacular Failure
All failure lands hard. But there’s an exceptional type of failure – of the Ashley Madison...
How Spurgeon Avoided the Calling Calamity
(this article also appears on the the Crossway blog, where the newly revised and updated version of the book Am I Called?: The Summons to...
Caring for Your Lead (and Campus!) Pastor
(Click Here for the Spanish Translation) The phone call just ended. It was a wonderful hour spent talking with the Lead Pastor of a...
Going Deep Into Church Planting, With Joel Brooks
I recently listened to a talk given by Joel Brooks, Lead Pastor of Redeemer Community Church in...
Wounded By Those We Love
Recently I sat with a pastor from another city who spoke of deep wounds he carried over how certain church members responded to him when...
Faith For Enduring The Long, Hard Wait That Precedes Ministry
It was six months and four days back in 1982. They were the longest days in the history of the world – at least from my lovestruck...
Important Ministry Lessons Learned In 2014
In a phrase that is often used more than pondered, George Santayana once said, “Those who...
