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
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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
church leadership
The Marriage Boost
Marriage, it turns out, is a primary catalyst for human flourishing. And Christian marriages that value regular church attendance
February 16, 2024
church leadership
The Kingdom of God In an Alien Digital World
I have a new book coming out in June; it’s called Editing Jesus: Confronting the Distorted Faith of the American
February 9, 2024
church leadership
The Power of the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Almost 60 years ago Admiral Jim Stockdale was an officer and prisoner-of-war in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” during the Vietnam
February 2, 2024
church leadership
‘Religion Is Spirituality With Rigor’
A good friend posted that he’d just listened to an episode of the On Being podcast hosted by Krista Tippett,
January 26, 2024
church leadership
What the ‘Sephora Kids’ Are Telling Us
Did you know that Gen Z young people are primarily responsible for the astronomical rise in sales of skin-care products?
January 19, 2024