Kick-Starting the Plateaued and Declining Church, Part 4: Challenge People to Face Reality and...

This series on church revitalization entitled "Kick-Starting the Plateaued and Declining Church" is being adapted from an article that I co-wrote with...

Thursday Is for Thinkers: Bruce and Heather Moore

Thanks to Trevin Wax for his November 18 post on the vision for a new curriculum from LifeWay. Today I am glad to have...

Trends in Church Planting (Exponential 2011)

There are many changes in church planting today, and I want to point out four good trends that I see that should be...

Spiritual Warfare and Missions

I was the junior partner when writing the book Spiritual Warfare and Missions with Jerry Rankin, but I was honored to partner with my...

Waiting Ready: Between the Times

Here is my Sunday message from Mars Hill Church in Seattle last week: And here are my notes. Waiting Ready: Between the Times Luke 12:35-48 (ESV) 1)...

Thursday Is for Thinkers: Trevin Wax

Thanks to Joshua Simpson for his post last week on The Challenges of a Bi-Vocational Pastor. Next week, I'll be taking a Thanksgiving break from...

Praying to Speak and Listen

Prayer is one of the primary vehicles God uses to deliver us into His plan and purposes.

Megachurches Keep on Growing

While many churches have been experiencing difficulty during our economic recession, most of our megachurches are not just surviving, but are actually...

Kick-Start Your Church

Ed Stetzer encourages leaders to have a clear sense of calling.

My Questions

You may have noticed that we often report on things we have learned from Protestant pastors.  Perhaps you are writing a book or...