Church

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

North American Idolatry

Barbara Miller Juliani writes that her father, Jack Miller, believed that the North Americans need to see that: …their reliance on themselves, their technology, and their skills was essentially the same as the