Mental Health Ministry in the Church

Mental Health Ministry in the Church

Dec 23, 2025 | Church Matters

There are many great movements of God’s Spirit happening around us. Clean water. Bible translation. Child sponsorship. Creation care. International promotions of peace. Racial justice. Evangelism and world missions. Among the most powerful movements in this second...
Young But Useful: Why Young Believers Matter

Young But Useful: Why Young Believers Matter

Dec 9, 2025 | Leadership

Spiritual Maturity Matters More Than Age In 1 Corinthians 13:11 Paul declared, “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” Notice Paul did not say, “When I...
Unanswered Prayer and Trust in God

Unanswered Prayer and Trust in God

Sep 19, 2025 | Devotion

For me (Jason) prayer was always about words. In my circles, intercessor was viewed as a spiritual office, like pastor and teacher. Prayer became a specialized skill, a badge for the super spiritual: we were “prayer warriors.” We saw the brokenness in our world, so we...
Five Key Concepts for Trauma-Informed Ministry

Five Key Concepts for Trauma-Informed Ministry

Aug 1, 2025 | Pastor's Life

Trauma, while not universal, is quite common. In The Trauma Tree: Going Beyond Survival, Growing Toward Wholeness, we look at the difference between big T Trauma and little t trauma. Big T Trauma is what comes to mind when we think of PTSD. Post-traumatic stress...
Effective Pastoral Care

Effective Pastoral Care

Jul 18, 2024 | Pastor's Life

“Precision Pastoring: Nourishing the Caregiver’s Soul” “Are we serving you well?” The unexpected question from two pastors caught me off guard, prompting a moment of reflection. As pastors of a large Nashville church, their humility in...
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