The pastorate is the most unique job in the world–there really is nothing like it. One minute a pastor is asked to explain the glorious plan of salvation to a person who is lost and far from God. The next minute a pastor is asked to find a foster family[…]
Thom Rainer’s weekly leadership podcasts and his frequent blog posts are almost always helpful and informative to me as I seek to grow as a pastor and a leader. While I don’t always agree with everything he says, I like his perspective and the clarity with which he shares information[…]
Below is an article written by Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay research. Dr. Rainer writes extensively about the church, but this article was especially eye opening. As a pastor, trying to lead a church through change, sometimes it is easy to lose sight of why the church needs to change.[…]
Discipleship: Teaching the Identity and Activity of Christ Followers A 2015 Barna Research study on the state of discipleship in America revealed that only twenty-percent of practicing Christians are actively involved in discipleship.[1] The findings reaveal that the clear majority of those who say the Christian faith is crucial to[…]
Farnell, David F. Vital Issues in the Inerrancy Debate. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015. 563 pp. $86.09. Through the lens of history men and women have looked back on the acts of heroism displayed by the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from the oppressive[…]
I don’t agree with everything the guys at 9Marks throw at you, and I’m quite certain they would not agree with everything I hold to. However, I saw this post on Facebook, and I thought the author made some pretty good points. QUESTION: Should pastors try to be “cool”? ANSWER:[…]
Is anyone tired of politics, and politicians yet? This whole election cycle is descending into an unimaginable pit of chaos, vitriol, and violence. However, the things we are witnessing aren’t really that surprising because they are simply the presenting symptoms of an underlying disease we’ve known, and preached about for[…]
In the book, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, author Tedd Tripp offers hope for all those who are tasked with raising children. Tripp explains “You can raise children in godly ways at the beginning of the 21st century. You need not—indeed, you dare not—cave in, concluding that the task is impossible. […]