Ed Stetzer

I've seen a number of Jesus-juked GPS acronyms. This is the funniest one yet.

This is the Baptisty Baptist church sign I've ever seen.

Last week, I got to visit America's first Baptist Church, and low-and-behold, they had a church sign worthy of the blog! ...

As the leader of a publishing house, I get many inquiries about getting published. Here are a few things that will guarantee you won't get published:

1. Write a book that you (or your closest friends) wouldn't like.

If you want to be published, your message must ...

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Not Another Charity Case—Ruth Moon

Ruth Moon has a great story on gender violence, including some of our LifeWay Research data.

Our Family Tree—Movement Church

My friend George Bullard passed on this video from the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. I had ...

I am thankful for the hard work of the talented people of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. I visited them earlier this month and had the opportunity to teach a class, and was once again impressed with their program and the students. Today, I want ...

Wikipedia's Edit Wars — and the 8 Religious Pages People Can't Stop Editing—Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Fascinating look from the Bailey on Wikipedia pages… let's just say that Wikipedia might not be the best source. ;-)

J.R., what made you want to write a book about a topic nobody likes to talk about: failure?

The book came out of a series of events we've hosted called Epic Fail Pastors' Conferences. In these events we attempt to provide and facilitate a safe space for pastors to ...

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Is Seminary Debt Killing the Clergy?—Leadership Journal

The answer to the question is yes.

I am intrigued, however, by one thing. When seminary students have their schooling paid for (and have no skin in the game), they are often of a lower quality. Yet, when they ...

A few months ago, progressive mission-thinker Steve Knight critiqued a post I wrote here on The Exchange.

I like Steve. He's smart and engaging. And, I like the name of his blog, Missional Shift (particularly since David Hesselgrave and I edited a book called MissionShift). ...

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Thirteen Books For Kids With African American Characters—Amy Julia Becker

I thought this important not just because it is a list of African American characters, but because it is published by an Anglo woman in an evangelical publication, Christianity Today.

I hope ...

Pointing Students Toward Jesus' Mission

Student ministry must be more than a four-year holding tank with pizza. Kids may be happy and at church when they're younger, but unless they are shown how Christ is significant and His mission matters, they will leave in ...

Keep your dirty mitts off our church sign.

Come on Jesus, just wait a wee bit longer.

Get your heart fixed and your Dell fixed.

Thanks to Art Snead, Tim Challies, and John Mehn for sending these in. As always, send me your signs via Twitter to @EdStetzer.

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When we begin talking about mission, many people think of mission trips. That's not a bad thing. One of my most formative experiences was a youth mission trip among the poor in Prestonburg, Kentucky.

Mission trips can be helpful to us in considering the mission of God ...

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Religious Freedom vs. LGBT Rights? It's More Complicated—John D. Inazu

This is a very important article and I exhort you to take the time to read it.

Naming the New Calvinism—Timothy Paul Jones

This is helpful to understand more about New Calvinism.

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The political atmosphere at this moment in history in the United States, and around the world, is a tumultuous one. As tensions mount in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, foreign policy within American politics is being more hotly debated than it has in the last few years. We're ...

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Big news report card: Oklahoma same-sex marriage ruling—Bobby Ross Jr.

I increasingly think that it is important to look at HOW news outlets cover news. This helpful post from Bobby Ross (of Oklahoma hat-wearing fame) takes a look at some solid reporting.