Church

A Church is Born

I was following some tweets over the weekend that had me excited about what God is doing here in Toronto, including at Grace Fellowship Church, a church near where I pastor. @PastorPWMartin About

Book Review: Going Missional

My latest column at Christian Week: I felt conflicted when I heard about a new book, Going Missional: Conversations with 13 Canadian Churches Who Have Embraced Missional Life . I’m wary of buzzwords

The Ministry of Telling the Truth

It’s important to bear with others, but it’s also important to tell the truth to each other. I love this story from a pastor in Florida: As I sat with my

The Ministry of Bearing With One Another

I’ve been preaching a lot on relationships these past months. I’ve been amazed at how realistic the Bible is about relationships within the body. You don’t get an unrealistic view

The Size of Your Church

Rework is written for businesses, but I found this section to be very useful in thinking about churches as well. People ask, “How big is your company?” It’s small talk, but they’