Pastors

Dear Church, It’s Time to Stop Playing Defense and Advance the Gospel

Now is the time to mobilize your congregation to advance the Gospel. Now is the time to energize your people to share the cure for racism, division, confusion and delusion. The cure is the Gospel.

Start Leading the Church You Have

The time has come to face an unpleasant reality. The congregation you have right now is your entire congregation. This is not necessarily bad news. Here's how you can begin leading the church you have right now in the midst of so much change.

Spirit-Filled Transformation: 5 Pieces of Evidence the Holy Spirit Has Control of Your Life

Here are five pieces of evidence that the Holy Spirit has control of your life.

If It’s ‘Spiritual vs. Religious,’ I’ll Choose Religious Every Time

Scripture never forces us to choose in the spiritual vs religious debate. Rather, it fills our rituals with deep spiritual meaning.

Church Decline and Recovery During COVID-19

What is the true state of church attendance patterns over the past year-and-a-half? The National COVID-19 Church Attendance Project examines whether people are returning to church after the pandemic.

The One Thing the Church Must Change

For church leaders, something inside of us fears that ministry will become steady and mundane. We want to be known as innovative. But here's why the Church needs to capture a sense of wonder in the midst of the mundane.

A 30,000-Foot View of the Old Testament

The Old Testament, also knowns as the TaNak, is a unified story of God’s covenant promise to Israel and all humanity.

How Sinful Is Man?

When sin entered the world, humanity became tainted by it. The term that is often used for the human predicament in classical Reformed theology is total depravity.