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Are you sensing that God is leading your church toward modifying or expanding its vision for ministry in your community for Christ? If so, are you uncertain about the most productive way to go about doing it? Many leaders wonder if they should be making those...

I have taken a long hard drink of myself and found the result fowl, bitter, and most abhorrent. The aftertaste is a hopeless feeling of self-loathing and isolation. I have taken a short sip of God and found the result refreshing, sweet, and ultimately uplifting. The...

When we are confronted with egregious wrongs that cause human suffering, people typically respond with one of three differing emotions: indifference, outrage/indignation or compassion/mercy. Since indifference is a separate topic all together, I will not be discussing...

On March 13th of this year President Donald Trump declared a National Emergency. Six weeks have passed as I am writing this article. More than 810,000 confirmed cases of Covid have been confirmed, yet we still have little idea of the changes this pandemic will bring...

Most people find conflict to be uncomfortable. In the church, we often take the position that conflict is actually unrighteous (sinful). Unfortunately, conflict seems to be a natural and even expected, part of life. We might be surprised to learn that, in and of...

Again and again we hear reports of pastors and other church leaders who are walking away from their calling to serve Jesus Christ in His Church. We also hear of church members who are frustrated by leaders who, instead of listening to their needs, seem only to be...