church leadership
Becoming Little Children
On a Saturday morning I’m sitting across the table from my longtime friend, sipping coffee at our usual Panera-Bread haunt.
August 15, 2025
Category: faith formation
church leadership
The Worship-Music Divide
I’m not a musician. And I don’t play one on TV. When I was a kid, I was way more
August 1, 2025
church leadership
The Scandal of Childlikeness
If your church hosted a Vacation Bible School this summer (or will soon), maybe the energy and laughter and general
July 25, 2025
church leadership
What We’re Learning: The Importance of Leaning In
I’m guessing you might have noticed that there are fewer children in many churches these days. The number of children
July 18, 2025
church leadership
Two Questions
Let’s do a little reverse-engineering… As ministry leaders, we know that spiritual transformation always happens in the context of relationship.
July 11, 2025
church leadership
The Cycle of Religious Disillusionment and Hope
Americans are navigating a cycle of disillusionment with religion, and more specifically, the Christian church. But new research shows why
June 13, 2025
church leadership
The Importance of Being Dad
In Eighth Grade, writer/director Bo Burnham’s quiet sledgehammer of a film, Kayla is a socially awkward girl with her own
June 6, 2025
church leadership
The Power of Our Incarnational Magnet
At an international gathering of ministry leaders called Simply Jesus, I interviewed 15 leading Christian influencers, all of them well-known
May 30, 2025
church leadership
Dirt-y Ministry
Soil matters in botany… And it matters even more in ministry. At least, that’s what Jesus believes… 🙂 Consider the
May 23, 2025
church leadership
What We’re Learning: Ministry Lessons from a Mama Bluebird
We have a bluebird house in our backyard, left over from the previous owners. In the three years since we
May 15, 2025
