Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Is Preaching Online to an Empty Room Really Preaching?
Virtual worship and its sermons are for a limited time. They come with an expiration date. And, along with other eager pastors, I’ll be glad when that day arrives.
The Measure of Missionary Success
Remember, the one who reports the most speedy results may not in fact be the most successful worker.
The faithful missionary has their eye on the best and most lasting harvest, which will come in God’s time — if we listen to our King.
Six Bad Reasons to Plant a Church
Let me suggest six bad reasons for planting, which I think focus on me rather than Jesus.
5 Fears of Church-Planting Wives (and 5 Truths to Face Them)
Here are the top five fears we confess in the quiet, and five truths to fight our fears.
If we hope to endure without a burden of guilt or bad temper, we should rest. We need this God-given rhythm.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: I Worry for Pastors
I worry for pastors these days.
We’re not meant to be distant from our people. We’re not used to preaching to the screen. We’re facing decisions about the future that are going to require much wisdom and that may be divisive. We face financial pressures. I get the sense that some of my colleagues are tired.
