Recently when I gave a talk on waiting, my youngest son said, “Dad, you always make me wait for things.”
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My wife and I had our first child the same year we planted our church. Over time, we watched as both matured together…
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The challenges of starting a new church come from all directions, and church planters are rarely prepared. Where does preparation come from?
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How often do church planters chase the fantasy of being fail-safe?
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In 2015, I attended City to City Asia Pacific’s Intensive, an international church planting training delivered in three cities. During that time, one of the trainers…
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“Is who I am merely what I do?” We sat in a coffee shop taking stock of the past decade. I met Kurt as a promising PhD student at Cal-Berkeley, and now…
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About four years ago, my friend and I attended a denominational meeting as church representatives. We shared a room and spent the better part of 48 hours together…
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The demise of Notre Dame deeply affected people far beyond one country, despite the fact that much of the continent is post-Christian…
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When the refugee wave hit Athens in the summer of 2015, most of our actions as a local church were instinctive. But I was still left wondering what the ethical imperative of the church to answer the world’s needs was…
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Working in ministry can be emotionally exhausting. Some days are exciting and fast-paced. Some are mundane or discouraging and allow our fears and fatigue to catch up with us…
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Who is a worship service for? Can a church effectively reach out to Christians and non-Christians in the same service?
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When my husband and I entered into church planting, we were too excited to consider any negative emotions or possible hardship…
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When a church finds itself struggling, people usually say it needs to be “revitalized.” Sometimes, this is true. But in some cases, churches may need to consider an alternative to revitalization — replanting the church.
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Last year, Jordan Rice led his church through a series on the gospel and race. We spoke to him about what happened.
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When I was in Seoul for the first time last year, I witnessed what may be the biggest challenge of reaching the next generation…
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Stories give me a sense of identity and solidarity with a community of people out there I had never met…
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As a church planter turned pastor, I’m tempted to believe almost anything about myself. And the temptation to believe outrageous stuff is very real.
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Prayer is mysterious, wonderful, and necessarily practical all at the same time. Unfortunately, this can mean that people don’t ask questions about it for fear that they’ll look stupid or somehow destroy its mystique…
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