As part of the rhythms of our small group, we recently finished studying the book of Romans. Romans is one of the most profound letters in the New Testament because throughout the entire book, Paul works tirelessly to help both Jewish and Gentile believers understand a simple but life-changing truth: The gospel is not something […]
My first full-time ministry job was as a youth pastor, and I was eager – maybe too eager – to develop leaders. So, I recruited Larry as my intern. Funny thing: Larry was just a year younger than me. Technically, I was mentoring the next generation… but I was part of that generation too. One […]
Underneath your life, your thoughts, your responsibilities, and your relationships a story is running and shaping everything. In the movie The Truman Show, Truman Burbank lives in a story he does not perceive. Truman thinks he is just a normal person – living, loving, and experiencing loss. But in actuality, since infancy, he has been […]
For more than 25 years I have devoted much of my ministry to helping pastors build healthy multiethnic churches because I am convinced they are far more than a ministry strategy or demographic trend. Indeed, they are a biblical mandate: envisioned by Christ (John 17:20–23), described by Luke (Acts 11:19–26; 13:1), and prescribed by the […]
