Articles for Outreach & Missions

10 Really Big Questions About Future Church Attendance (and 10 Hunches)

Talk to any church leader, and they’ll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come to church on a Sunday.

God Is Just Judge and Merciful Justifier

A righteous Judge doesn’t deliver double punishment. God did not punish His Son for our sins and then punish the unbelieving sinner for the same sins.

Grace (and the Abuse of Grace) for Narcissists and Abusers

Real transformation is a slow-cook process, especially for narcissists and abusers. They are hidden from their true selves and prone to re-configure their masks in order to avoid the pain of self-confrontation.

A “Full” Christmas (for Better or Worse)

However, like precarious thorns on the stem of a beautiful rose, the fullness of the holidays can also threaten our spiritual, emotional and relational equilibrium in unique ways.

Seek First to Understand: Can Public Discourse Be Saved?

I’d like to offer some thoughts on how controversial and heated topics can become a pathway into empathy, and lead to better public discourse.

Stop Comparing Your Marriage to Past Relationships

We all come into marriage with a past. Our upbringing. Our past experiences. Our previous decisions. Here's why you need to stop comparing your marriage to past relationships.

Bad Religion—How 3 American Heresies Impact Missions at Home and Abroad

The book "Bad Religion" focuses on the rise of three heresies—the prosperity gospel, Christian nationalism and God-within theology. I believe these three schools of thought have a tremendous bearing on how we understand and go about missions in the majority world.

Why Most Established Churches Need Revitalization

A need for revitalization does not necessarily mean an entire church is unhealthy. Even the healthiest of established churches have at least one area...