There is a quiet tension that exists in many churches today. We talk often about mission, discipleship, and being fishers of men. We preach about it. We plan for it. We pray for it. Yet in many cases, very few believers actually step into the work of making disciples. Talking about fishing is far easier […]
Innovation in the church rarely begins with a polished idea, clear strategy, or a fully formed ministry plan. More often it starts with a deep burden God places on the heart of a leader, often a pioneering leader. It is a deep sense that something new needs to happen so more people can experience the […]
Sometimes the hardest part of leadership isn’t knowing what needs to happen – it’s finding the courage to take the first step. Most pastors I know don’t lack vision. They see the needs in their communities clearly. They feel the weight of the Great Commission personally. They long to see more leaders raised up, more […]
Gen Z (born roughly 1997-2012) has been stereotyped and mischaracterized so much that it is hard to discern fact from fiction. They are sometimes seen as “fragile” and addicted to screens, but the older generations can be characterized as much by those descriptions (it does not take much to trigger adults on Facebook on both […]
