David Fitch

David Fitch is a bi-vocational pastor at Life on the Vine and the B.R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary.

How the Presence of God Fuels Our Mission

When we understand that the presence of God is at work in the world, and the church—as a people—is called to be faithful to his presence through Jesus Christ, our understanding of mission is revitalized.

James MacDonald’s Lost Vision For the Body of Christ?

One should be careful in criticizing another pastor, especially one in the neighborhood (we both serve in the Northwest suburbs). So I am engaging...

On Teaching a D.Min Seminar and Blogging

I’m teaching a D.Min seminar this week which means I haven’t had much time for blogging.  Being in this seminar has produced several clarifying...

Finding a Pastor’s State of Mind in the Corona-Crisis

“We are not alone, we are not alone for God is with us… He will make us strong, we will press on, for God is with us.” Listening to these words gives me this marvelous sense of God’s presence in and among His people in this neighborhood.

What’s Stronger Than a Mission Statement? Shared Imagination

There is a difference between a church gathered around a single mission statement (even if written collegially by a group of leaders), and what...

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