Pastor Resources · Left Behond By A Prodigal Child There has been much written about the exodus of Millennials from the church. But I haven’t seen much discussion about the effect of that exodus on those they’ve left behind; specifically, the parents who sought to...
Pastor Resources · Four Essential Characteristics Of A Healthy Church Culture What are the characteristics of a church with a healthy culture? Let’s look at four of them. First, the people in a healthy culture know the church doesn’t exist for its own self but for...
Pastor Resources · Pastor Resources - Narcissism The beloved priest-psychologist Henri Nouwen wasn’t trying to define narcissism, but he might as well have been, when he wrote: The long painful history of the Church is the history of people ever and again tempted to...
Pastor Resources · The Gospel The word Gospel occurs multiple times throughout the New Testament. It’s first appearance is in Matthew chapter 4 and it’s last is in Revelation chapter 14 and most of the books in between use this phrase. Paul uses it more than...
We are witnessing endless accounts of leaders who have received the flag of disqualification, raised the white flag of premature surrender, or thrown in the towel because of debilitating discouragement. No doubt, the complexities of modern ministry, the onslaught of...
COMPARISON, COPYCATS, CARICATURES Today people have access to the best sermons and church music in the world, at the touch of their fingertips. So why don’t they just stay home and listen from the comfort of their beds on Sunday mornings? For those of us who...
Pastor Resources · HONESTLY - Did God Bring Us The COVID - 19 Pandemic A lot is being written about God's role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are suggesting that it is Divine retribution for mankind's wickedness. Others are promoting the idea that God is allowing...
First COVID-19 meant we cancelled gatherings of 500 or more. Then fifty. Then ten. Now some cities are near lockdown. Normally, the church gathers as an expression of our love for God and for one another. But in this moment we must do the opposite—for the same...
“We left our former church, in part, because they had a security team with guns!” I was told. I respected their decision and them for following their convictions. The only problem was, we had a security team with men and women carrying guns; they’re just not an...
Helping parents who’ve lost a child must be one of the most difficult things pastors and church leadership teams must face. I am one of those parents. In 2008, when our three-year-old son died from strep throat, I did not know the Lord, nor go to a church. I...
Pastor Resources · Left Behond By A Prodigal Child There has been much written about the exodus of Millennials from the church. But I haven’t seen much discussion about the effect of that exodus on those they’ve left behind; specifically, the parents who sought to...
Pastor Resources · Four Essential Characteristics Of A Healthy Church Culture What are the characteristics of a church with a healthy culture? Let’s look at four of them. First, the people in a healthy culture know the church doesn’t exist for its own self but for...
Pastor Resources · Pastor Resources - Narcissism The beloved priest-psychologist Henri Nouwen wasn’t trying to define narcissism, but he might as well have been, when he wrote: The long painful history of the Church is the history of people ever and again tempted to...
Pastor Resources · The Gospel The word Gospel occurs multiple times throughout the New Testament. It’s first appearance is in Matthew chapter 4 and it’s last is in Revelation chapter 14 and most of the books in between use this phrase. Paul uses it more than...
We are witnessing endless accounts of leaders who have received the flag of disqualification, raised the white flag of premature surrender, or thrown in the towel because of debilitating discouragement. No doubt, the complexities of modern ministry, the onslaught of...
COMPARISON, COPYCATS, CARICATURES Today people have access to the best sermons and church music in the world, at the touch of their fingertips. So why don’t they just stay home and listen from the comfort of their beds on Sunday mornings? For those of us who...
Pastor Resources · HONESTLY - Did God Bring Us The COVID - 19 Pandemic A lot is being written about God's role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are suggesting that it is Divine retribution for mankind's wickedness. Others are promoting the idea that God is allowing...
First COVID-19 meant we cancelled gatherings of 500 or more. Then fifty. Then ten. Now some cities are near lockdown. Normally, the church gathers as an expression of our love for God and for one another. But in this moment we must do the opposite—for the same...
“We left our former church, in part, because they had a security team with guns!” I was told. I respected their decision and them for following their convictions. The only problem was, we had a security team with men and women carrying guns; they’re just not an...
Helping parents who’ve lost a child must be one of the most difficult things pastors and church leadership teams must face. I am one of those parents. In 2008, when our three-year-old son died from strep throat, I did not know the Lord, nor go to a church. I...
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