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.
thank you notes for children’s ministry volunteers

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."
thank you notes for children’s ministry volunteers

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.
evangelical ecumenism

The ‘Dangerous’ Calling of Evangelical Ecumenism

Evangelical ecumenism is ultimately about learning to find agreement where suspicion or hostility once existed.
thank you notes for children’s ministry volunteers

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.