We need Berean pastors …
Imagine a student who attends a history class every week but never opens the textbook, choosing instead to rely entirely on whatever the teacher says during the […]
01
Jun
2026
Blog Tag
Leadership
29
May
2026
The transactional pulpit has turned the Bible into an optimization manual …
A pastor stands in front of a congregation and opens with a familiar tone that immediately signals what kind of message this will be. The Bible is […]
28
May
2026
Leaders, beware the sin of Nebuchadnezzar …
There’s a story about a frog and his two crane friends who lived together at a large pond filled with water, fish, plants, and everything they needed. […]
07
May
2026
Some basic truths pastors should know and understand about mental health …
People in emotional or psychological distress often show up in church long before they show up anywhere else. They don’t arrive with labels or clinical language. They […]
07
Apr
2026
Reclaiming the shepherds work in a ministry culture that has drifted toward organizational management …
On just about any given day throughout all the platforms of social media, you’ll find memes disparaging how we’ve lost the “personal touch” with one another, choosing […]
31
Mar
2026
Is the “Evangelical Industrial Complex” real?
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 […]
10
Mar
2026
Seven ways church leadership differs from secular leadership …
For many in the church today, the line between biblical stewardship and corporate management has practically disappeared. We are inundated with a relentless stream of secular leadership […]
03
Mar
2026
The American church is suffering from a serious internal drought that is being ignored …
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, […]
20
Feb
2026
Church leaders and churches are turning backward on mental health just as people are most likely to seek their help …
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 […]
17
Nov
2025
When Christians show up in a counselor’s office …
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 […]