Writing

When Pastors are Spent

My latest column at Christian Week: In February of this year, I began to notice that something was wrong. I felt a general weariness, and it seemed to take longer to bounce back

Today’s Generation Hungry for Real Christianity

My latest column at Christian Week: I started pastoring in the early 1990s when church growth principles and the seeker-sensitive movement were big. A decade later, beginning soon after 2000, the emerging church

Deep Church

My latest column at Christian Week: Just when I thought the discussion on the emerging church had ended, Jim Belcher comes out with the best book on the topic so far. It turns

Four Church Hurdles

My latest column at Christian Week: Four challenges confront the church in Canada. These four challenges are significant and call for careful thinking. Two of these challenges have to do with the culture;