There is a pattern beneath every lasting movement. It’s not complicated, but it is demanding. It resists control, rejects isolation, and refuses to remain small. It is a cycle – one that begins in relationships, matures through collaboration, reproduces with intention, and multiplies beyond itself. Most leaders experience parts of this cycle, but very few […]
Every church planting conversation starts with the pastor. But what if the real engine of a healthy church plant is a group of ordinary, unpaid people who reorient their entire lives around a mission? To be clear, finding the right pastor to lead a new church is critical. We need God to raise up and […]
For 15 years, my success was measured by things like attendance, budgets, and buildings. If the auditorium was full, we were a success. If the giving exceeded the mortgage, we were faithful. If we raised the capital campaign for a new building, God had blessed us. Hi, I’m an American church pastor. Beneath the surface of […]
Christians today are being discipled by fear, outrage, and ideological reflexes faster than by scripture. Pastors, too, are not immune. Many suggest the United States is in a prolonged season of political crisis. Perhaps that is true. But scripture presses us to look deeper. What we are experiencing is not merely political; it is ecclesial. […]
