pastoring

O Shepherd, Where Art Thou?

Pastor Sam is frustrated. He is tired of looking after the sick and the hurting members of his congregation, when other pastors are clearly able to devote their time to greater goals. Now,

Faith of My Fathers

One of my biggest regrets is the way that the church has split along generational lines. Worship styles, methodology, missiology, and sometimes just plain sin get in the way. When churches split by

Getting rid of the noise

I talked recently to a friend who’s planted and grown a well-known church. He told me that one of the smartest things they did was to not read a lot of books

Navigating the church in a perfect storm

My first column in ChristianWeek is up: This is not the easiest time to be a Christian leader. Three realities have converged to make this a perfect storm for the Church in Canada…

Pastor and plumber if necessary

Another quote from Gilead. I’m guessing most pastors can relate: A woman in my flock called just after breakfast and asked me to come to her house. She is elderly, recently a