Learn to Linger in Grief
Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.
Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.
We can’t have some churches saving lives and some churches ruining lives. More is not enough. We need more and better.
The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.
“The way a pastor treats families that have a member with a disability, the way he preaches, the way he talks about suffering, all of that matters.” -Sandra Peoples
Ministry has always had its challenges, but today it feels like something has shifted. Pastoring in 2025 is not like pastoring was in 2015, or even in 2020. The last few years have seen a radical reshaping of the social, emotional and spiritual terrain. The ambient anxiety of a pandemic, the velocity of cultural change, … Continued
If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.
We have to take a step back as we teach God’s Word, building upon the grand narrative of redemption to show how every issue dealt with in the story of God is centered in Christ.
Our congregations need to be equipped to meet the moment in the culture, so that they are ready to lead people to Jesus.
Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.
While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.