Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
The Difference Between Tolkien and Lewis
The time and the trouble, is the whole point of the story. What is the point of narrating a great quest, if you skip over the journey itself and only talk about the end?
Five Ways Churches Will Have Changed One Year From Now
Because we hear from so many church leaders and church members, allow me to venture where local churches will be in one year.
Are Churches Losing the Battle to Form Christians?
How can a few hours of Christian formation (and during COVID, maybe zero hours) compete with the tidal wave of media rushing over people?
The Three I’s Necessary for Spiritual Growth
How do you teach a kid to swim, to ride a bike, and to play a guitar? It takes a combination of instruction, imitation, and intuition. And as I watch him grow, I’m reminded that the life of discipleship requires all three as well.
A Personality Score Isn’t Grounds to Neglect Jesus’ Commands. But nor Should It Be Ignored.
We need to make some room for different personalities to be expressed in the church.
Over the last 30 years, I’ve learned some valuable lessons about what I should do and what I shouldn’t do following a sermon. Here are three key lessons.
3 Ways to Avoid Burnout in Church Planting
Three principles have helped my ongoing recovery; I hope they can help you avoid burnout while church planting.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Pastors: Take a Sabbath
Pastors need to build rhythms in our lives that will help sustain them, especially in days like this. Sabbath is a good place to start.
