pastoring

Pastors Need This Too

“Church revitalization does not happen much, but it does happen sometimes. I have been struck by how infrequently it actually occurs.”  —  (Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches) A church planter assessment took place in

The Sexual Integrity of Christian Leaders

Here are seven lessons that stood out to me from the new book Unburdened: The Christian Leader’s Path to Sexual Integrity: Nobody’s immune. Don’t ask, “Do you struggle with sexual

Choose the Lesser Place

The first church I pastored was a humble affair. They all are, really. There were only about 30 people, but it seemed like more because some of them were characters. We stayed for

12 Lessons for My Younger Self

Here are some things I wish I could tell myself 25 years ago. I knew most of them back then, but didn’t really practice them as much as I’d like. 1.

Discouragement and Preaching

I was in a room alone with Haddon Robinson, author of Biblical Preaching, and another examiner. He and a colleague had read through my Doctor of Ministry thesis. Haddon is kind, but he’