The Real Issue
Jack Miller on the real issue underneath the issues:
After our congregational meeting I was momentarily discouraged. I guess I came away concluding that many times the biggest issue is not the issues
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The King’s Campaign of Sabotage
C.S. Lewis on the church in enemy territory:
Enemy-occupied territory – that is what this world is Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in
Why are they leaving?
This blog post suggests that people are leaving the church because many sermons are polished, but are theoretical and lack the gospel:
Why are people leaving good, established, traditional churches with great facilities,
Three Perspectives for Effective Ministry
My latest column at Christian Week:
Summer is a great time to take a break from the normal grind and be refreshed. It’s also a great time for ministry leaders to reflect
11 Years at Richview, and fresh+re:fresh
I started at Richview eleven years ago today. It’s been quite a ride!
Any church community is a story of broken, imperfect people who still bear God’s image and are used