Skye Jethani

What an alcoholic pastor taught me about administering the presence of God.

These churches send out engineers, teachers, artists, and lawyers as missionaries to their cities.

Like Jesus, we must accept, even embrace, our embodied limitations.

Beware the sword of ‘righteous anger.’

And vocations beyond ‘ministries.’

Is your church giving life to young people, or draining it away?

Our vision of God as Trinity determines how we see everything else.

Pastoral reality is bigger than paint-by-numbers theology.

As a preacher I have to remind myself that brevity can be as effective as it is beautiful.

Preachers: longer doesn’t mean better.

A theology of rest is essential to redeeming a theology of work.

What doctors and pastors have in common.

Talking history and heritage.

A vision for vocational discipleship has never been more necessary.

Christ calls us to cultivate the true beauty that can change the world.

An excerpt from my new book, FUTUREVILLE

A new look at the intersection of ministry and culture.

What ever happened to self control?

It’s possible to wield anger righteously, but it doesn’t mean everyone can.

A satirical look at the proliferation of smart phones in our schools.

Learning to recognize God’s value is challenging in a transactional culture.

Social media is dangerous if we use it to validate ourselves.

Rethinking perceptions vs. reality after the defeat of DOMA.

Twitter survey asks pastors how long they preach.

Once again Hollywood is trying to leverage pulpits for marketing. This time let’s stand up.

The marginalization of faith in America is nothing new…the country was founded on it.

Is there a divide between evangelical leaders and laity on gun control?

Learning to see a God-with-us world will completely change the way we engage it.

Why “seeking the welfare of the city” is sub-Christian at best.

Churches are increasingly seeking to protect themselves from…themselves.

Reformed rapper Shai Linne names 12 “false teachers” in new song.

The dark side of efficiency

Reports of declining seminaries raise many questions about the future of the church.

Who knew 19th century French revolutionaries shared so much with ancient Hebrews?

Could the papacy of Francis I include more dialogue and unity between Catholics and Evangelicals?

I’m interviewing him this week. What should I ask?

Why missional austerity is more Soviet than Scriptural.

Why are Catholics welcomed & Evangelicals pushed from the public square?

To reach a new generation, we must affirm not just God’s general callings, but people’s specific callings.

What the controversy following Obama’s selection of the pastor to pray at the second inaugural says about the gap between gays and evangelicals.

Another explanation for the “Crazy Uncle” Christians in the media.

When tending becomes controlling, we’ve overstepped our role.

Can we bring the presence of Jesus Christ back into the debate?

Catholics defend their opulent facilities, and how it applies to evangelicals.

How Christians in Phoenix are loving the sojourners among them.

Spiritual highs are only temporary.

A new study finds large worship gatherings can be chemically addictive, and why it is a serious problem for the church.

Why it matters when we gather for worship.

What my suburban enemy teaches us about our spiritual enemy.

We are engaged in a battle with unseen forces.

Are we cultivating living disciples that produce good fruit, or merely decorating the dead?

Does the Bible affirm a polymorphic universe? And what it means for the science vs. faith debate.

What the Resurrection says about the nature of the cosmos, and how it might impact the science vs. faith debate.

The president’s spiritual adviser disagrees with him on gay marriage, but calls the church to a wiser response.

3 reasons he did, and where Christians should focus their attention.

Media, mission, and why the church needs to grasp the power of humor.

Fewer young adults have a drivers license. What does that mean for commuter churches?

Want to reach the next generation? You can’t ignore the role of politics.

Pastors should be more focused on observing the culture than engaging it.

A business expert warns pastors not to emulate marketplace principles.

John Stott’s writings clarify the relationship between evangelism and social justice.

It isn’t simply followers who are creating celebrity pastors, it’s the market.

Behind the rise of today’s pastoral pantheon is a systemic economic force.

A conversation about work, mission, and why some Christians throw “crap” parties.

Why the church must talk about “vocation” and not just “mission” if it hopes to engage young adults.

Skye Jethani talks about King’s late night encounter with Christ that changed history.

Are churches failing, or are our expectations too high?

Football, Jesus, and the question of public prayer.

The entire Bible declares the story of an unshakeable hope in the Living God.

How Christians went from opposing over-consumption at Christmas to demanding it be done in Christ’s name alone.

Why youth ministry is the cause of, and solution to, all of the church’s problems.

Tony Jones tells youth ministry profs to blame themselves for the Emerging Church movement they criticize.

The challenges of facing megachurches in a post-baby boomer society.

Research shows large churches are getting larger…but for how long?

John Stott on bringing a theology of love and vocation into the justice & gospel debate.

The wisdom of John Stott can help us reframe the entrenched debate around social justice & the gospel.

What if your church gave volunteers, leaders, and money to other churches’ ministries- on purpose?

What if our approach to discipleship considered a person’s vocation?

Reaffirming a theology of vocation and cultural flourishing in the church.

What if a church embraced the idea of institutional impermanence?

After 73 years of wearing his underwear on the outside, why has Superman decided to abandon his briefs?

Reflections from my visit to Ground Zero.

An excerpt from my new book. Are we desiring God or just using him?

Bill Hybels’ response to gay activists and Starbucks’ Howard Schultz.

A 9-year-old’s observations from a liturgical and a contemporary service.

Mission is important, but not ultimate.

The church and its leaders desperately need a vision of a life with God and not just for him.

Engineering a ministry around a single leader is inherently dangerous, but what’s the alternative?

…Long Live the Church!

Can the values of entertainment and hospitality coexist?

Despite our problems the church in the U.S. still has enormous influence.

“Third culture” leaders are the future of the church.

Why would Portland’s openly gay mayor want to speak with Christian leaders at Q?

What ever happened to a theology of calling and vocation?

Why the call to radical mission is not the solution to consumer Christianity.

Why we refuse to believe that God is eternal but our ministries are not.

The church exists for a supernatural purpose: to declare God’s wisdom to the world’s rulers and authorities.

Why reading contemporary Christians books may be a waste of your time.

Discovering the difference between “Look at me!” and “Listen to me!”

Five boundaries to keep tweets from corroding your soul.

Skye Jethani’s simple guidelines for engaging the Bible and avoiding unhelpful controversy.

What can the American church learn from leaders in other regions of the world?

Ambition can drive us to service to God and others, or it can be a veneer that hides far less noble motivations.

Cape Town delegates hear amazing stories of God’s work around the world.

Our hopes and dreams fuel our ministry.

The opening of Cape Town 2010 looks back at history and forward to heaven.

Turns out that atheists have fundamentalists and liberals too.

Nine out of ten young people say Christians are judgmental, but are they right?

In order to experience a true change in our hearts, we must see the world like Jesus sees it.

A popularity contest reinforces what’s wrong with the church rather than what’s right.

Why Boeing, and not just the Bible, is responsible for the rising interest in global justice.

How to guide a church toward spiritual maturity.

Jim Wallis and Mark Dever go head-to-head on one of the hottest issues in the church today.

Addressing doctrinal divisions on day one of the Q conference.

Welcome to a strange new world where atheists do outreach and evangelicals reject God.

Now that we’ve identified those leaving the church, what are we to do about them?

… not that there’s anything wrong with it.

Some are leaving the church because they’ve received a false gospel. Others are leaving because they’ve found the real one.

If you hear “social justice” at your church, Glenn Beck says “Run!” There is another option.

In the life of the church, communal examination is just as important as self-examination.

Are you unknowingly encouraging your attenders to commit “spiritual adultery”?

Is justice an imperative or an implication of the gospel, and why are people getting so stirred up about the answer?

How will your church respond to the growing influence of Islam?

His perspective as “a guy who could lose everything.”

Why are so many church structures predicated on distrust?

Backstage at the Catalyst Labs

Jesus wants us to move away from excluding others and toward embracing others.

Does a new church rating website help or hurt those seeking a congregation?

Is the church fixing or fueling the toxic cynicism of our culture?

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

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

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

Our worship must reflect celebration and sacrifice, rejoicing and reverence.

A new survey shows most churchgoers support torture. What should pastors say?

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

Is the government really to blame for declining church attendance?

Reverent silence as one antidote to Consumer Christianity.

Paper cuts, forgiveness, and chocolate covered turds.

Lent is a time to remove obstacles and dedicate ourselves anew to growing in Christ.

Jesus came not to bring immediate peace, but to divide us from our illegitimate allegiances.

There’s danger in rooting our identity in ministry rather than in Christ.

Rediscovering the gift that leaves churches and well-connected pastors in its wake.

Why young people are tired of personality-driven churches

A look at current conversations about the gospel and what they might mean for our preaching

Today many people choose churches like they choose groceries.

How is your church combating the busyness and materialism of the season?

Preaching for spiritual formation means casting a vision for a new way of life.

How many voices speak of God in your church? And what messages are heard?

13 ways to refresh your soul.

How an abandoned worship practice helped our church recapture the imagination.

How consumerism undermines our faith and community.

Is our insistence on choices leading us astray?

Is it the specter of consumerism or the ghost of Christmas past shuttering megachurches this December 25?

A retiring pastor and his successor discover what it takes to make a transition plan work.

Finally, a spiritual formation guide for less-than-saints.

Why the Church of Tomorrowland is looking backward.

After the music wars, the map has changed. How shall we navigate?