Fad-driven ministry

I’ve been pastoring long enough to have remembered many of the fads that hit the church. I have the evidence: I have books that belong to the time that certain fads were

How to have power in your life as a pastor

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” To have power in your life as a pastor, it is supremely important that you make it a first order of business for the

Judge Rules in Sermon Sharing Scandal

Learn about the sordid tale that began with pastors stealing Tim Keller’s material and has led to the end of Southern Baptist church planting and the Christian blogosphere: After an intensive three

Preaching Christ at Christmas

(photo from Subversive Influence) Last year I heard a Christmas sermon on CD based on Luke 1. The story highlighted the stress Mary and Joseph faced in their relationship as they reacted to