At a basic level, there are three modes of mentoring: active, occasional, and passive.
All in Church
Special Needs and the Church
We often buy into the belief (worldview) that to be human is to be increasingly independent. But Jesus says the very opposite.
Snapchat Prophets
Christian teenagers have a message from the Lord for the church, and they have truth bursting from their souls about morality that it would behoove the church to hear.
Resource Highlight: Journey: From Text to Congregation
The demands associated with preparing to teach and preach every seven days parallel the demands of moving irrigation pipe in the summer on our farm.
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! (A Primer on How to Fight in Church)
If a church doesn’t learn how to fight, war is the inevitable and unenviable outcome.
Resource Highlight: Ministers’ Salary Survey in Real Time
This survey offers church leaders a sense of how other congregations are addressing things like base pay, housing allowances, paid leave, healthcare, and retirement.
Preaching and Spiritual Vitality
Preaching that emerges from prayer and from the context of the congregation’s own particular journey matters.
If Two of You on Earth Agree
How do we do justice and show mercy at the same time? They seem contradictory, and fusing them together is a rather sloppy job of spiritual and social welding.
Women in Ministry: Together on the Journey
We all long to have our callings witnessed, affirmed, and celebrated by others.
Community in the Life of the Believer
I wonder what our churches would look like if we modeled ourselves after these early believers.
My Church Is Bigger Than My Congregation
My faith community is so much more than any one place or any one group of people. Congregations may come and go, but faith communities stay.
Using Technology to Spread the Gospel
There is no substitute to physically going into all the world, but let’s also use the freely available technology to take the gospel to the whole world.
Church Resolutions for a New Year
Before you join with your leadership team to set congregational goals for the new year, find some quality time for prayerful reflection and discernment.
Leading from Grace—A Ministry of Presence
Leaders are present with their people. It sounds simply enough, but it’s difficult to put into practice.
Messy Mangers
Waiting for a baby strengthens the hope, peace, joy, and love, crafting the manger that holds the baby. This is what Advent offers the church.
Using Christmas to Grow a Small Church
May I suggest that we reevaluate our opinion of the season and use it for the cause of Christ?
Massimo Bottura and the “Success” of the Less-Traveled Path
Aspects of Massimo’s journey are helpful to those looking for “success” in today’s world of declining churches.
Leadership As Listening
When we think of great leaders, we tend to think of people who were great speakers. But to be great leaders, we need to start by listening to those who are under our care.
Women Know Things: An Untapped Epistemic Advantage
An epistemic advantage is “a critical, perspectival edge created by experiencing oppression personally or empathically.”
Resource Highlight: What the Church Health Assessment Is Teaching Us
As more churches utilize this health assessment, emerging trends shed light on common struggles and strengths.