How one church in Memphis is working to reach their Hispanic neighbors.
Mission Evidences from the Field: What Do Healthy Growing Churches Look Like?
What are the characteristics of newly planted churches that are thriving?
Lessons from a Landlord
I contend that there is almost nothing better suited to the task of revealing and developing character than having rental properties
Waiting for Easter
I wonder what Jesus’s followers did in the long hours between the death and resurrection. It was only a couple of days, but it likely felt like an eternity.
Building Walls, but Opening the Gates of Joy
Ministry requires us to build some walls in order to survive. But one of the walls we must build is that of joy.
Do This in Remembrance of Me
Sharing communion each week calls us back to the path we chose when we committed our lives to Jesus.
Preachers, It’s Not about You (But It Kind of Is…)
We must be careful about moving from “anyone can preach” to “it doesn’t matter who is in the pulpit.”
Why Every Church Should Read Jude
Seldom read, the book of Jude explores themes of grace and holiness, which are difficult for us to hold in the same hand.
The Uniform of the Enemy, the Heart of a Friend
After Jesus speaks to the people about loving their enemies and doing good to those who hate them, the first person we encounter is a centurion.
Seeing Sticks Underwater
In a blink the beaver can see what we cannot. These high tech goggles allow him to swim toward what is hidden beneath the surface.
Elders, Anointing, and Healing
Happy believers sing. Those in trouble pray. And those who are sick call the elders to anoint them with oil and pray for them.
Running on Fumes: Soul Care for Spiritual Leaders
Too often spiritual leaders spend so much time helping others that they neglect their own spiritual growth and renewal.
Church according to Jesus
Many of Jesus’s most obvious teachings are ignored. His teaching on conflict in the church is straightforward, profound, bold, and … never really followed.
Rejection Therapy
If we are transformed people who love Jesus, we absolutely must show people how to handle conflict, irritation, personality conflicts, and whatever else makes us want to escape personal rejection.
Atonement: A Call to Action for the Church
Our neglect of understanding the atonement or reducing it to a legal or financial transaction has weakened us.
Why Do We Need White Crayons? Identifying and Empowering the Often Overlooked
Our overlooked “broken” crayons truly did serve a purpose in the right hands.
Jesus Wept
In these two words exists a clear example from Jesus of what it looks like to truly and intentionally experience life with another person.
Simple Children’s Ministry: Two Precious Gifts
Both of these gifts, hope and belonging, can be offered by the smallest churches with minimal resources, and they can be packaged in a million different ways.
Reflections on Fifty Years of Ministry
I was one of those guys who, from his mid-teens, knew what he wanted to do and be—at least in general terms. I wanted to be a preacher.
A Salute to Mr. Pauline, A Hood Hero
Mr. Pauline inspired his students and basketball players to be Black and proud. Mr. Pauline was passionate about raising a nation of young people who were smart, disciplined, and self-aware.