Ed Stetzer

Yesterday, I preached at Christ Fellowship in Miami (and several other locations via video). My focus was on growing as a disciple in 2013, but we talked about how the end of the year causes us to look back as we look forward. If you are a pastor or church leader, Brad Lomenick's ...

Last week, I shared my commentary and related LifeWay Research on the top religion news stories of the year. This week, we turn to the top theology stories of the year as compiled by Collin Hansen at The Gospel Coalition. Collin does this each year, and I've interacted ...

This February, I'll be making a trip to New Orleans to speak at Planted 2013, a church planting conference. The conference is open to all. If you're a church planter in Louisiana or on the Gulf Coast, I invite you to join me at for the conference on February 5-7:

PLANTED2013 ...

I've been reviewing the top blog posts of 2012, broken down by theme. You can see some of the others:

• Personal posts

• Posts dealing with facts

• Unhealthy organizations

• The Presidential election

• Sexual abuse in churches

On January 16, I posted an excerpt from a speech by Martin ...

Earlier this week at EdStetzer.com

• From USA Today: Millennials at Worship Services Are Few But Passionate
• Top Blog Posts of 2012 - Sexual Abuse in Churches (from the Jack Schaap Scandal and the Denial Surrounding It)
• Top Religion News Stories of the Year
• Joy to the World, from a Recent Episode of The Exchange

Well, I've noticed that some people, particularly if they have a reputation for being smart (or like to be seen that way), put out a "what I am reading on vacation" list.

Well, I am not that smart, but I love an opportunity to look that way, so here is my list that I am reading ...

I am currently reflecting on the top posts of 2012 here at the blog, and looking at them in light of common patterns. So far, I have seen the themes of personal posts, posts dealing with facts, unhealthy organizations, and the presidential election.

Unfortunately, one topic of ...

Thabiti has an interesting piece on challenges people face over the holidays.

Challenges Pastors and People Face During the Holidays -- Thabiti Anyabwile

Tis' the season to be jolly, right? Well, for some of us, but not all of us. While the entire world seems to glitter in tinsel, ...

In USA Today, Cathy Lynn Grossman highlights a growing trend among Millennials: worship attendance may be down, but their passion is up.

It appears to me that more young adults who are nominal Christians are opting out of attendance, but those who are committed are living out ...

I've written extensively on unhealthy Christian organizations, so I appreciate it when Christian leaders are writing on issues of organization dynamics. Here, Tony Morgan gives some indicators or poor health. (You also might find his article, "A Culture of Honor is Hurting Churches" ...

Last week, the Religion Newswriters Association released its top religious stories of 2012 along with its top news makers of 2012. As I have been doing my end of the year wrap up here at the blog, I thought it would be helpful to see where our LifeWay Research data or blog commentary ...

Performance: "Joy to the World" from Ed Stetzer on Vimeo.

I'm reviewing the top blog posts of 2012 by breaking down the common threads that were in the list. So far, we have looked at posts that were more personal, posts that dealt with facts, and the series on unhealthy Christian organizations.

One theme that showed up was pretty obvious, ...

I'm looking ahead to 2013 and hope to see you at one of these upcoming meetings.

I hope that you can join us at Grace Church either Sunday or on Christmas Eve. We are gathering for worship at 10a.m. every Sunday and then at 6:30p.m. on Christmas Eve. As always, we meet at the ...

I've been reviewing the top blog posts of 2012, and this year I have decided to break them down by themes. First, we looked at the more personal posts of the year. Then, we reviewed the ones that deal with facts. Now, we turn to one of the most popular series at this blog: Unhealthy ...