Tag: Megachurch

Pastoring Portlandia: Dispatches From America’s Post-Christian Frontier

What does it take to shepherd believers in America's post-Christian frontier? Cutting-edge savvy and old-time practices.

Pastoring Portlandia: John Mark Comer

“What a post-Christian world is making us do is get back to the the countercultural, revolutionary lifestyle of Jesus.”

Pastoring Portlandia: Rick McKinley

"The gospel is enough! We don’t have to sell out or hide in a self-protective group, shivering at the culture around us.”

Miles McPherson: ‘Our Culture Unfortunately Reaps What It Has Sown’

"I’m excited for the opportunity to reap the harvest as our culture unfortunately reaps what it has sown."

5 Crucial Challenges to the American Megachurch

Warren Bird: Five unique challenges that face megachurches—and what all church leaders can learn from them.

Jerry Harris: ‘Church Life Is Now an Alternative Lifestyle’

"Being different from the prevailing culture is the native ground of the church, and it’s exciting to think about what God might do."

“The Pastor Had a Passion for What He Was Teaching”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit

An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to a local church. Could it be yours?

5 Destructive Lies About Pastors

"It is totally wrong to make categorically false statements about pastors because you know a few negative examples."