church leadership
What Kids Wish Their Parents Knew
In the Frontline documentary “Inside the World of the Teenage Brain,” producers interviewed Ellen Galinsky, president and co-founder of the
May 30, 2024
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The Fuzzy Faith-Connections of Contemporary Families
In her latest “What We’re Learning” blog, Dr. Nancy Going targets our discoveries about parents’ evolving relationship with their faith,
May 24, 2024
church leadership
The Macro-Shifts In Family-Shaping Forces
About a year ago a friend sent me a link to an article in The Atlantic by Jonathan Haidt, the
May 17, 2024
church leadership
The Blessing of Forest Fires
I first met Jonny Baker more than 20 years ago, when I spent two weeks in England exploring the
May 9, 2024
church leadership
The Problem With Principles
It’s been a three-year journey from conception to launch for my new book Editing Jesus (releasing June 4). Along
April 26, 2024
church leadership
The Surprising Resilience of American Pastors
It’s been a rough four-year stretch for pastors and ministry leaders… The pandemic emptied the pews and profoundly disrupted
April 18, 2024
church leadership
The High Cost of Pruning
For years we’ve been inundated with dire news and dire predictions about the “decline of the church.” As a
April 13, 2024
church leadership
The Two Questions That Matter Most
Several years ago I was in Canada, leading a mix of adult and teenage ministry leaders from a very
March 21, 2024
church leadership
The ‘Belonging’ Magnet
As ministry leaders, it’s wise to consider the young people of Gen Z the church’s “canaries in the coal
March 7, 2024
church leadership
The Antidote to Performative Formation
In my upcoming book Editing Jesus I tackle the forming influence of social media in our culture, and how
February 23, 2024