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Photo by Keegan Houser on Unsplash By Josh King “Senior pastors have a special and wonderful role in Christ’s church, but like folks in leadership everywhere, they face a sinister temptation to massively overvalue their uniqueness in a way that isolates them from accountability and input and burden-sharing.”— Andy Johnson, IX Marks Journal, June 2011 … Continue reading “3 Isolation Traps Pastors Should Avoid”

By Joy Allmond As with anything coronavirus-related, regathering as a church is uncharted territory. Every church has seemingly fumbled their way through ministry since March. No one knows what to expect when people return for corporate worship. We asked some leaders of churches who have regathered in-person to tell us about surprises they encountered—good or … Continue reading “3 Surprises Pastors Found Upon Resuming In-Person Gatherings”

Austin Distel photo – Unsplash By Daniel Darling Nobody who bears the name of Christ is exempt from the Bible’s command toward thoughtful speech. In the rush to speak up, in our imperfect longings for justice, we are tempted to do just the opposite: to be slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to … Continue reading “Be Slow to Tweet: Applying Biblical Commands to Online Speech”

Felix Koutchinski photo – Unsplash By Ryan Sanders A genuine apology can be a powerful apologetic. But that’s not something you’ll find in many apologetics courses. There’s nothing about asking for forgiveness in Mere Christianity or The Case For Christ. Most works in the apologetics genre frame the conversation in legal terms. There are two … Continue reading “The Apologetic of Apology: Why Confession Bears Witness to the Gospel”

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash By Luke Holmes John McIntosh had a problem. He heard there were other Native Americans like him who hadn’t yet heard the gospel. McIntosh had been ordained shortly after his baptism in 1866, and Baptists in Texas asked him to go to unreached Native American tribes. But as he … Continue reading “Why Good Leadership Can Create Problems”

Photo by John Benitez on Unsplash By Kent Annan & Jamie Aten The research we do at Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute has taught us that people in crisis don’t always connect the dots between their theology and how they’re responding to a crisis like COVID-19. During this pandemic we’ve seen others too often respond … Continue reading “4 Theological Questions Your Church Has About Regathering”

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash By Sam Crabtree We default to thinking so well of ourselves it can be difficult to think God might not think quite so highly of us. When others sin, we easily conclude that’s just the way they are generally, but when we sin, we excuse ourselves by saying … Continue reading “Pastors and the Battle Against Pride”

Priscilla Du Preez photo – Unsplash By Juan R. Sanchez We’ve all heard of the term “cabin fever.” In 2020, not only have we experienced it, we’ve updated our cultural dictionary with a new phrase: “Zoom fatigue.” The coronavirus has worn us down. But there are added pastoral pressures these days: the division over the … Continue reading “4 Reasons to Preach the Psalms to Ourselves”

Sasha Freemind photo – Unsplash By Mary Wiley As we collectively walk through what is sure to be one of the defining moments of our generation, there’s a stealthier epidemic proliferating in our midst. A Health Resources & Services Administration study found 43% of seniors feel lonely on a regular basis, resulting in a 45% … Continue reading “The Silent Epidemic Sweeping Through Your Church”

By Luke Holmes Have you ever tried to cut a watermelon with a hammer? That’s the picture I envisioned as I listened to a friend discuss problems at his church. He didn’t know why they couldn’t get through the issues they were facing. Problems at churches come in all shapes and sizes, but the key … Continue reading “The Critical—and Often Underused—Ministry Tool”