James Emery White

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a former professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also served as their fourth president. His latest book, ‘Hybrid Church:Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age,’ is now available on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller. To enjoy a free subscription to the Church & Culture blog, visit ChurchAndCulture.org where you can view past blogs in our archive, read the latest church and culture news from around the world, and listen to the Church & Culture Podcast.

Mentoring Can Be a Two-Way Street

While increasingly accepted and encouraged in the business world, I wish it was happening more in church world. Instead, I find many pastors and church leaders threatened by younger generations, often resulting in keeping them from pivotal leadership roles and opportunities of influence.

The Crisis of Christian Leadership

Many Christian leaders appear to be suffering from a lack in their spiritual formation.

How Caring for Creation Impacts the Least of These

The poor and their children are more likely to be displaced. Disasters, resource limitation and conflict can cause massive displacement of people within and between countries.

Going Beyond Cosmetic Changes

A new church sign is not going to reverse the decline in attendance.

Like Sisyphus, Are We Engaging in the Futile?

Too many churches are trapped in the Sisyphus dynamic of continually pursuing something that involves high effort and low reward, or even no reward.

30 Leadership Lessons

If I could go back in time, what would I tell that young church planter in 1992? What things didn’t I know then, and what things did I commit to then that I’ve found were well worth the commitment?

A Call to Appreciate Pastors

But I know that many pastors are keenly aware of the month’s significance and desperately need whatever appreciation might flow their way as a result.

How Is the Online World Affecting Us?

Polling reveals two things we all seem to agree on: people are more likely to express anger on social media than in person (nearly nine in 10), and we are angrier today compared to a generation ago (84%).