church leadership
Countering ‘The Great Deception’
Last weekend I was driving around town ticking off my to-do list and listening to an episode of This American
July 5, 2024
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church leadership
The Forming of Peculiar People
Think of a cultural environment very familiar to you that is not your home—your church, workplace, health club, volunteer organization,
June 28, 2024
church leadership
Losing Our Chaff
In a BBC Earth nature documentary, cameras follow a pair of hornbills (tropical birds) as they carry out a
June 21, 2024
church leadership
The De-Fanging of Jesus
Jesus often said things we don’t think He should’ve said—a case in point: “I came not to bring peace, but
June 14, 2024
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
church leadership
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