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By Aaron Wilson If you could ask a seasoned ministry couple any question, what would it be? This opportunity was presented to more than eighty pastors and their spouses at Lifeway’s 38th Pastor Date Night held Feb. 12 in Nashville, Tenn.  Pastor Date Nights help leaders develop healthy marriages and tackle questions specific to couples … Continue reading “4 Questions on the Minds of Ministry Couples”

By Aaron Wilson Most pastors expect their church to grow in leadership diversity in the near future. But if the recent past is any indication, that optimism might come more from wishful thinking than strategy. In Facts & Trends‘ Future of the Church study, Lifeway Research found 62 percent of Protestant pastors believe ethnic diversity … Continue reading “Who’s at Your Table? 5 Practical Ways to Pursue Leadership Diversity”

By Joy Allmond The 1949 tent revival in Los Angeles that catapulted Billy Graham onto the national scene might not have happened if he hadn’t boldly confronted a brief crisis of faith with prayer. Just a couple of months before the eight-week revival, Graham—then president of Northwestern College—spoke at a California college retreat. Also on … Continue reading “The Crucial Prayer That Set the Trajectory of Billy Graham’s Public Ministry”

BGEA Photo By Aaron Earls We should not attempt to blindly copy Billy Graham or his methodology, but we can definitely learn from the principles that guided him and his heart that was shaped by His love for Christ and the lost. Perhaps even more significantly, we can learn from what Graham said he regretted … Continue reading “3 Biggest Regrets of Billy Graham’s Life”

By Aaron Earls On February 21, 2018, Billy Graham left our world and entered into the next. What did he leave behind? In the year since Graham’s death, modern-day evangelicalism has had its fault lines surrounding ethnicity, gender, and politics exposed. In addition, numerous high-profile pastors and Christian leaders have resigned or been forced out … Continue reading “What Does a World Without Billy Graham Look Like?”

By Josh King One of the hardest things for me to accept as a pastor is that my toughest relationships have been with other pastors. Hands down it’s been a struggle. Some pastors just don’t like me. What’s more, it’s the pastors of my ilk that seem to cause the most friction. Those leading churches … Continue reading “Not Everyone Will Like You, And That’s Okay”

Ben White photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls For Samuel Tunnell, discipleship dominates the way he thinks about his church and the conversations he has with other younger pastors. The only problem—no one ever discipled Tunnell himself. “Millennial pastors came into their own reading David Platt’s Radical and Francis Chan’s Forgotten God. We listened to … Continue reading “Follow Me? Younger Pastors Prioritize Discipleship Despite a Lack of Experience”

Keith Wieser is part of a movement of evangelical leaders planting churches on college campuses. In 2006, he and a small group of believers began Resonate Church at Washington State University. By Helen Gibson Keith Wieser was sitting in the stands at a Washington State University football game in 2005 when he had a “God … Continue reading “Engaging the Next Generation: The Future of College Ministry”

By Billy Walker I thought it’d be fun to get the blood going today by addressing something the Church has yet to get past—“worship wars.” You know, the battles that pit those who like to sing hymns against those who prefer to sing choruses. One group says they can do without the “7-11 approach” (repeating … Continue reading “What a Conjunction Teaches Us About Worship”

Charles Postiaux photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls Is the church bringing people together in America or pushing them apart? Americans are—ironically enough—divided. In a study from Public Religion Research Institute, 40 percent say religious organizations are mostly bringing people together, 30 percent say they’re mostly pushing people apart, and 27 percent say neither. The … Continue reading “Americans Aren’t Sure if the Church Is Helping National Unity”