The Dumpy Restaurant with the Great Food
You sometimes hear people argue that people make their mind up about a church in the first two or three minutes. People decide whether to return to a church, they say, long before
Church
Relational Guidelines for Leaders
I was really encouraged by the time I spent at St. Paul’s Bloor Street this past summer while I was on sabbatical.
While we were there I noticed a set of principles
How the Church Changes Social Conditions
Kevin DeYoung has me thinking about this issue. I’m still wrestling through it, but it caused me to think of this quote by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones:
It is not the task of
Rethinking the Mission of the Church
Our elders are wrestling through a biblical understanding of the church’s role when it comes to issues of justice and mercy. Books like Tim Keller’s Generous Justice
are helpful. I spent
The Beauty of Ordinary Pastors and Churches
My latest column in Christian Week:
I don’t envy them: the pastors with big names and book deals and conference circuits. Well, that’s not completely true. I do envy them. They