Every pastor is a storyteller. But just because we tell stories doesn’t mean that we are telling stories well–or at least as well as we could be telling them. Leading
In this podcast Dave Rhodes and Shane Stacey interview David Loveless. Together they talk through issues of vision and relational disciplemaking and how these can cause even pastors and leaders
Here at Church NEXT, we are always looking for stories of pastors and leaders who are innovatively imagining the church of tomorrow. In this month’s article, Ben Hardman (pastor of
Have you ever fallen asleep at the wheel? I (Shane) have, and it’s not a fun experience. One Thanksgiving, back in college, I was driving along I-80 through snow-covered Pocono
It’s easy as a leader to be swayed by silver-bullet promises as you think through what’s next for your church. In this podcast Dave Rhodes and Shane Stacey talk through
The big day is coming quickly. It’s almost Easter Sunday and all over the world pastors are working hard to show up on this Super Bowl of Sunday preaching with
The Church in America is in crisis. At least that is what we have been told. Every day it feels like there is another article or another statistic that corroborates
The year 2020 was a milestone for many people. We remember who we were before then and now after. I’ve been a pastor for 24 years. My specialty has been
For me, ministry is much more than just preaching in a packed church. For some, that may be an excellent metric to use. However, the moment we as church leaders
When God called me into the church-planting world, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I was parachuted into the city of Mount Vernon by the Alliance to
