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.
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, 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, 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.
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.
5 Reasons Leaders Finish Poorly
I am often in meetings where questions about the future of the evangelical movement are raised.
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."
Online Church is a Tool, Not the Goal— Embodied Community is the Goal
There’s a difference between a church having a presence online and “Church Online.” By that, I mean that every internet broadcast of a Sunday worship service is not necessarily meant to be an online church.
The ‘Dangerous’ Calling of Evangelical Ecumenism
Evangelical ecumenism is ultimately about learning to find agreement where suspicion or hostility once existed.
God’s Mission Has a Church: My Interview With Tabletalk Magazine
God's mission has a church. My friends at Tabletalk asked me to do an interview a few years back. Here is our conversation.