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A strange conversation can be heard in most church parking lots on most Sundays. It goes like this; “Did you get fed this week?” “Yes I did, I loved what the pastor had to say.” Or perhaps; “Did you…

According to the New Testament, there is no clergy/laity distinction. Instead, all Christians are kleros (clergy) and all Christians are laos(laity). The clergy/laity dichotomy is a tragic fault line that runs throughout the history of Christendom. The New Testament doesn’t…

Richard Twiss shares his thoughts about how taking the long view on things would make such a difference in leadership, family, community, faith, etc. As a native of the Lakota tribe, and also a Christian, he has a unique…

As long as the machine masquerading as “church” circles around to protect those that prey on the most vulnerable, I don’t plan to “get over it”. As long as church leaders give standing ovations to those who built empires on…

Is leadership development biblical or simply borrowed from the business world? That’s the question that launches a fascinating discussion on leadership in the church among pastors Andy Davis, J. D. Greear, and David…

Perhaps evangelicalism would not suffer so many celebrity-leaders with weak character and shallow theology if it was humble enough to admit that it could’ve prevented the problem early on by simply heeding the warnings of more discerning Christians bold enough to expose unbiblical ministry and character!  But where big numbers and…

Christless religion can always permeate and dominate, wherever the self-righteous ego (whether in the leadership or my own own) has bumped Jesus from the throne. Switching from robes to suits to jeans and back again (as I have done a…

Paul Washer warns against worshipping celebrity pastors and…

You’re not reading the ramblings of a curmudgeony guy complaining about all the new-fangled things the kids are doing these days, with their drums and tom-toms and electric geetars. You’re reading the heart-cry of a normal guy who’s worried about…

The biblical vision of a godly man leading his wife and children simply was not a reality in my house. Given that reality, God called and used my mother to be the primary spiritual shepherd in my life, and I…

The best way to be noticed is to become a leader. Better yet, a spiritual leader. People beg for your time, they adore your advice, and they praise you to their friends. Many leaders with the largest followings are…