The Church That Should Have Died
It looked like the church would die. The charts showed decades of decline. The roof was leaking, the congregation aging, and the former pastor had left in a scandal. The neighborhood was undesirable.
Church
What I Believe About Ministry
When I started out as a pastor, I thought I had a robust set of convictions. It turns out that they weren’t as robust as I thought. The result was costly: most
Changing Church Culture
As a church planter, I’m a big believer in church revitalization. We need pioneers who move into unchurched areas and start new churches. We also need pastors who will move into struggling
Church Plants and Established Churches: We’re In It Together
A friend of mine pastors an established church. I am planting a new church. We have more in common than we think.
Don’t get me wrong. There are huge differences in what
The State of the Church
I used to get discouraged about the state of the big-c Church. If you want to find fault with churches, it’s easy. My cynicism grew and it began to corrode my soul.