Spring 2009

Recovery ministries demand a level of honesty many congregations aren’t used to.

Rather than importing pastors from elsewhere, these churches are discovering the benefits of cultivating new leaders from within.

His unexpected message to church leaders: fully embrace your Christian identity.

Do we ever get to stop fighting against the evil within?

Interview with Andrew Marin

Is all the chatter on the web about missional church actually keeping us from being missional?

When a pastor struggles with an addiction, who needs to know?

Consumerism addicts us to immediate gratification and perpetual youth, but the cross lifts us to a more satisfying joy.

Book Review of Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps.

Using art to enhance, and never distract, in a worship service.

Cultivating spiritual formation in a community of addicts.

How to recover from your failures in the pulpit.

How do you work pastorally with people who are likely to fall again?

The Porn Pastor’s strategy for reaching Sin City is unconventional, and what he’s doing in Vegas can’t stay in Vegas.

The risk of welcoming those nobody else wants.

A new tool that emphasizes transformation and not just decision.

Could I speak for 35 minutes without ever writing notes?

Connecting both the sermon and small group to God’s big story.

Is a relaxed attitude toward alcohol among clergy leading to a new battle over prohibition?

The proliferation of vices in our culture means our posture as churches needs to adapt.

Alternatives to cutting staff when the budget gets tight.

What might God be saying in tough economic times?