Michael Kelley
Michael Kelley lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife, Jana, and three children: Joshua (10), Andi (7), and Christian (5). He serves as Director of Groups Ministry for Lifeway Christian Resources. As a communicator, Michael speaks across the country at churches, conferences, and retreats and is the author of Wednesdays Were Pretty Normal: A Boy, Cancer, and God, Transformational Discipleship, and Boring: Finding an Extraordinary God in an Ordinary Life. Find him on Twitter: @_MichaelKelley.
Pastors
3 Reasons Why God Doesn’t Give You a Map
God does not give us a map. And there are some good reasons why he doesn't. Here are three of them.
Pastors
Jesus Is a Better Advocate Than I Am
At the very moment when we are tempted to justify ourselves we are reminded that we have a better advocate than we could have ever dreamed—the Son who died as a sacrifice for us once and for all is on our side.
Pastors
There Is No ‘Just’ in the Body of Christ
No one is "just" a Sunday school teacher. No one is "just" an offering taker. No one is "just" a bringer of meals to the sick. No one is "just" a deacon. There is no "just."
Pastors
3 Certain Ways To Be Disappointed in Your Church
At the risk of oversimplifying the issue, I'd offer you three basic reasons that might drive feelings of disappointment with our churches.
Pastors
6 Things You Need To Start a Family Devotion
I haven’t always been a family devotion guy. It’s not because I didn’t want or aspire to be; I did. But we went a long time as a family before pulling the trigger and trying to integrate this practice into the regular rhythm of our family life.
Worship & Creative Leaders
“Reflective AND Determinative” – What Good Worship Does
Worship, particularly worship through song, helps to bridge our emotions with our knowledge; our hearts with our heads.
Pastors
What I Learned About Spiritual Discipline From a Dry-Land Farmer
Because of the huge cost of irrigation, a farmer really only needed the dry land to produce a good crop once every 10 years in order to get by. It struck me, both then and now, that there is a relatable point here for spiritual discipline.
Pastors
How One Word Changes Your Perspective in a Season of Difficulty
Here is a difficult question to ask ourselves during painful seasons where our biggest question is "why?": Would knowing the "why" really help us?
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