Healthy Pastors, Healthy Churches
I was a mess when I planted my church. I was 24 and fresh off a stint on an overseas mission field that was only...
The Life-changing Power of Speaking a Blessing
I am speaking to you continually: words of Life . . . Peace . . . Love. Tune your heart to receive these messages...
Succession Readiness: Why Your Succession Plan Matters Now More Than Ever
One feeling unites all pastors after 2020: exhaustion. A year full of polarizing events, a global pandemic that shifted so much of how churches...
6 Mistakes Search Committees Make When Looking for a Senior Pastor
We are often asked to help churches and pastor search committees find a Senior Pastor after a hire that turned out badly or when they are...
5 Benefits of Bi-vocational Ministry
As the Acts 29 network director for Latin America, I have the privilege of walking alongside pastors who are starting a church, as well...
Here Is How Giving and Forgiving Are Connected
“Giving” is the root word of “forgiving.” It’s almost safe to say they come from the same “root.”
Generosity with finances and generosity with forgiveness...
In Temptation, Hit the Eject Button
Did you hear about the man who accidentally ejected himself from a fast-flying fighter jet at 1,300 feet off the ground? Yeah, scary! He...
Rescued and Renewed
Allow the Light of My healing Presence to shine into the deepest recesses of your being—cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you. Jesus Calling
The year 2020 proved...
Don’t Give Up, Saints: Encouragement from a Washington, D.c. Pastor
Capitol Hill is my home. It is the neighborhood God called us to just over a decade ago. Over the past ten years, we...
I Love All People Based Upon These 5 Attitudes
We have all been horrified by the senseless, shameful deaths of our minority brothers and sisters.
The narrative is not new. At 67, I have...
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12 Things That Tempt Men to Peruse Porn
As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...
Course Corrections to Church Growth – by Jason Swann
We took over a 36-year-old church rebounding from the moral failure of their Senior Pastor on the other side of COVID. We came in...
Ai and Church Answers: Full Disclosure
Note: This article is original. None of it is AI-generated. (You will understand why I led with this disclaimer later in the article.)
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