Pastors
Is Joy Possible Apart from Feelings of Happiness and Delight?
It’s common to hear writers claim that joy is unemotional. But if it doesn’t involve emotions of happiness or gladness or delight or good cheer, in what sense is it “spiritual joy”?
Pastors
Encountering Storms Even in the Center of God’s Will
In short, nothing can prevent God from working in and through you. Even though demons are against you, the world hates you, carnal believers mock you, and friends and family may ridicule you, God is with you!
Pastors
Beware the Black Robed Regiment Cosplay
Lauding the “patriot preachers” of the Revolution, one group aims to “stand for liberty as the 18th century church did.” But cosplaying Revolutionary clergy doesn't reflect sound theology.
Articles for Pastors
Want To Become a Better Leader? Grow Some Self-Awareness
Sin is humanity’s great problem, but a wholesale lack of self-awareness (then other awareness) is a leading contributor to the problems and troubles we create for ourselves.
Articles for Pastors
Strategic Flexibility – How Adding “For Now” Will Keep You Relevant Forever
The reason there are so many books, articles, and blogs on strategic flexibility is because we can’t seem to embrace one simple, two-word concept.
Articles for Pastors
How To Experience God’s Presence
We need more than a theology of God's presence: we need the experience of his presence. He is here, now. Are we awake?
Pastors
Is Being ‘Nice’ a Requirement for Leadership?
Looking back over my career, the greatest leaders I’ve had the honor to work with weren’t always very nice. They were driven, passionate, and hated doing work that was less than the best we could do.
Outreach Leaders
3 Reasons You Should Learn From Different People
Here's a question I’m working through about learning from different people: Does the breadth of your learning impact the depth of your learning?
