Pastor, Missiologist, Mobilizer…
Most church leaders have read the account of Peter cutting the ear of the high priest’s servant (John 18:10; Luke 22:49–50). What’s fascinating about this…
Continue reading → Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
America is caught up (and has been for quite some time) in a culture war of the kind of nation it will be or become.…
Continue reading → When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
A version of this article originally appeared on Outreachmagazine.com. I come from a small business family. Growing up my dad owned an industrial painting company…
Continue reading → The Power of Small: Leveraging the Advantages of a Small Church
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…
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…
This is an article that I co-wrote with Ed Stetzer. It originally appeared on The Exchange. The phrase, “The Kingdom of God,” has been in…
Continue reading → The Kingdom of God and the Supreme Court of the United States
This post originally appeared first in Outreach Magazine and later posted to their website. We live in an interesting cultural moment. The church, which once…
Continue reading → The Church’s Prophetic Witness in a Post-Christian World
After almost two months of a nation-wide lockdown, states are slowly reopening—or at least some states. From all appearances, it seems the decision to “reopen”…
This post originally appeared on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. When people ask me where I’m from, I think to myself, That it’s a tricky question.…
dan·ger·ous (ˈdānj(ə)rəs/) Dangerous is an adjective which means, “able or likely to cause harm or injury.” It can also mean, “likely to cause problems or…
