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Souls Settled, Hands Moving: Joy and Urgency in Following Jesus

Don’t just find joy in what God does through you. Find joy in what He’s done for you. Results may rise and fall. Attendance fluctuates. Seasons change.

Fight the Good Fight

Some things that happen in ministry are so absurd that if we can’t laugh, the weight will crush our soul.

3 People Every Pastor Needs

When my friend Jim and I get together, we discuss everything from my personal finances to how to harness our driven personalities, and how to make a greater impact for the kingdom.

10 Lessons for (Not Just) Younger Church Leaders

"If we desire personal growth, we have to get around people who are or have already been where we wish to go."

8 Questions to Evaluate the Health of Your Church

"It’s easy to get so busy that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry. But evaluation is how you get better."

Why Your Church Must Diversify—or Die

"Churches maintaining all-white uniformity are vying for ever-larger pieces of a shrinking pie."

After Charlottesville: Biblical Correctness, Not Political Correctness

Rich Stearns: "We cannot mince words in condemning all forms of hatred in our country."

No, Christians Don’t See the Eclipse as a Sign of the Apocalypse

"For those few spreading fear about an eclipse, you’re embarrassing Christians, not representing Christ."

Seminary Trends: Responding to Church and Cultural Change

"There was a time when education for some meant moving and uprooting their family. Today, none of that is necessary."

Seminary Trends: Developing Diverse Leadership

Faculty are equipped to consider how their disciplines need to be taught considering the growing diversity in North America.

Combatting Biblical Illiteracy: What’s Trending in Seminary Education

"There was a time when one could assume some level of base knowledge, but that is no longer the case."