Pastor, Missiologist, Mobilizer…
This is part 1 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. Church discipline. Those two words can bring a multitude of…
Continue reading → The Way of the Shepherd: The Biblical Foundation of Church and Church Discipline
This article originally appeared in OutreachMagazine.com. Paul exhorts believers, as they offer their bodies as living sacrifices, to not be conformed to the ways of…
Continue reading → Renewed Thinking in Post-Everything Society
This article originally appeared on The Exchange. To access the original article click here. In his book, Movements that Change the World, Steve Addison notes five…
This post originally appeared on The Exchange. To access the original article, click here. COVID has, at the very least, forced churches to think about…
Continue reading → The Church in the Digital Age: Various Ways the Church Can Step into this New Age
I’ve said it, and I’ve heard countless other people say it as well, “2020 has been a very trying and difficult year.” I’m sure for…
[This article originally appeared on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer.] One of my favorite Christmas movies is Fred Claus, with Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, and…
Continue reading → Christ as Hero, Santa as Helper: How to Keep Christ the Center of Christmas
Many missiologists, mission-minded church leaders, and practitioners have talked about the church engaging in the seven spheres of society. To refresh your memory on the…
This article originally appeared on OutreachMagazine.com. By now you’ve probably seen the articles that address the state of many pastors in America. Navigating through the…
Continue reading → Having a Full Cup in an Empty World: A Key Element for Pastoral Ministry
Well we are less than 48 hours to Election Day 2020. I’m sure you, like many, are ready for some respite from such a political…
When it comes to the church’s cultural engagement—how the church participates in the missio Dei—there’s not one clear and cut definition or description that Christians have…
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