Is the “evangelical industrial complex” (EIC) real? The phrase sounds like it is describing a tightly coordinated system running American evangelicalism from behind the scenes. That is […]
For at least a couple of decades, the church in America has been suffering from a serious drought of capable and competent Bible teachers within local churches, […]
Long before someone schedules an appointment with a clinical therapist, fills a prescription, or checks into a treatment center, there is often a quieter moment. A private […]
Being both a minister and a counselor, I appreciate it when fellow pastors don’t “play therapist” and refer church members and people in their community to competent […]
The term “movement” has become a popular buzzword in modern church circles. Leaders often use it to project energy, relevance, and forward momentum, suggesting that Christianity is […]
A story is told about a pastor who never prepared his sermon during the week, so on Sunday morning he’d sit on the platform while the church […]
The information age has provided us with an unprecedented flood of data. Every week, it seems, another organization releases a new survey or study about the state […]
The man sitting in the church service two rows from the front has never been married. He isn’t waiting for someone. He isn’t bitter. He isn’t a […]
The sound of a welding torch. The murmur of a hospital corridor. The quiet click of a laptop in a classroom or the roar of a delivery […]
As I work with ministers across the country and around the world, I ask them what their primary issue is within the congregation they shepherd. American pastors […]