charles spurgeon

The Prince of Preachers… and Church Planting

My friend, Rod Earls, has a new book: "Spurgeon’s Theology for Multiplying Disciples and Churches." I wrote the foreword and am sharing it here with you. 
evangelism

Generational Shifts in Evangelism: Addressing Our Evangelistic Lull

The times have changed…yet evangelism still matters. 
church planting

9 Challenges To Church Planting

Like any movement, challenges exist that threaten the vitality and longevity of church planting. We must consider how to address them.
pandemic

Pandemic, Migration, and Mission: Church Response

In this piece, I discuss how the church in North America responded, for better or for worse, to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
divided times

20 Truths From ‘Preaching to a Divided Nation’

Pastors need advice and counsel on how to preach during these divided times. Here are 20 truths that will help you to do it well.
pandemic

Pandemic, Migration, and Mission: Events Arising During the Pandemic, Part 2

In addition to the direct results of the coronavirus and our precautions, several landmark events took place or were highlighted during COVID-19.
pandemic

Pandemic, Migration, and Mission: Impact of the Pandemic on Missions in North America

This is the first of a four-piece series about the impact of the pandemic on missions in North America. We begin with the immediate effects COVID-19.
God Shines Forth

20 Truths From ‘God Shines Forth’

I had the privilege or reading a pre-release version of "God Shines Forth: How the Nature of God Shapes and Drives the Mission of the Church." Here are 20 quotes from the book, which you should pick up.
communicating with the unchurched

5 Reasons Leaders Finish Poorly

I am often in meetings where questions about the future of the evangelical movement are raised.
small church

20 Truths About the Strength of Small Churches

Here are 20 truths from Ron Klassen's new book, "Maximize: Leveraging the Strengths of Your Small Church."