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College Students Feel Meaningless: The Church Can Provide the Solution
In a rootless and self-focused world, the church can provide meaning to college students by inviting them into the story of God.
Defining Moments in Preaching
Understanding and facilitating unforgettable encounters with God.
Music at Midnight: The Supreme Value of Mercy
Our pastoral forefather, George Herbert, orients us to the music that stops the flow of discouragement.
On Finding Sacred Space in the City
How will congregations find places in dense, expensive urban areas?
The Weight of Calling
The sanctuary quieted as it cleared. The worship team finished packing up and departed. Daniel’s thoughts faded, interrupted by the sound of Norma’s voice.
Making Time for Sabbath as a Pastor
Advice for pastors to fulfill the spirit of this oft neglected but oh-so-sweet commandment.
Praying for Your Sermon
Practical and creative ways to rekindle and then integrate prayer into your preaching routines and rhythms.
Leadership Journal 2025
One of the great crises in the church today isn’t just the fallout of leadership failures—it’s the growing disbelief that pastors can still embody Jesus’ good and cruciform authority.
Shepherding the Shepherd Bundle
Save on the full series of Shepherding the Shepherd books from Lee Eclov!
The Preacher As Sermon
It’s easy to forget that we’re meant to first be impacted by the message ourselves – that our preaching would be the natural overflow of our own spiritual transformation.
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Timeless Questions, Timely Answers
Founder Billy Graham’s vision for pastoral leadership finds new life in an age of institutional distrust.
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Of Mountains & Mars Hills
How can faithful pastors lead when trust is broken, power is abused, and cynicism is everywhere?
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Why We Venerate and Vilify Christian Leaders
One moment we’re singing their praises; the next we’re questioning everything. Maybe we’re asking the wrong things of them.
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From Mars Hill’s Rubble to a Church at Rest
Out of the ground once shaken by the collapse of Mars Hill Church, something steady is growing.
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Spiritual Formation Has a Local Address
Richard Foster discusses healthy pastoral leadership, his daily routine, and how to practice solitude in an age of distraction.
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There’s Safety in Meaningful Church Membership
Churches have misused it and culture hates commitment. But don’t throw out the body with the bathwater.
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The Safeguard of Good Church Governance
Strong ecclesiology is more important than ever. Four church leaders weigh in on the function of their church governments.
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Who Holds the Keys to the Kingdom?
A case for elder-led congregationalism.
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Proudly Independent. Humbly Collaborative.
Individual cooperation makes the Southern Baptist Convention a reckoning force.
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I’m Grateful for My Bishop
Episcopal governance structure provides both discipline and care for its ministers.
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A Marriage of Independence and Authority
A hybrid model of governance helps Assemblies of God churches succeed.
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When They Trust Jesus but Not His Church
Preaching and pastoring in an age of skepticism.
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Curious Questions to Engage Skeptics
From the files of Tim Keller
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When a Single Institution Isn’t Enough
Why Black evangelicals often look beyond any one institution—even beloved ones—to meet their full needs of discipleship.
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The Necessity of the Trauma-Informed Pastor
Spiritual leadership requires us to know the stories of our people.
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Reclaiming the Church’s Role in Mental Health
We have a holy opportunity to return to our roots—a chance to recover the kind of care that once marked every aspect of the early church.
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It Is Never Good to Be Alone
In an anxious age, pastoral health requires more than better systems. It requires being known.
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Teaching Tough Passages with Authority
How should Bible teachers and preachers handle Scripture that seems morally problematic?
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Leadership That Doesn’t Flinch
Friedman’s classic The Failure of Nerve reveals how self-differentiated leaders resist the pull of anxiety and lead with clarity.
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The Scars of Spiritual Formation
In Nailing It, Nicole Massie Martin offers personal, poetic reflections that invite pastors to embrace their wounds—and the God who heals through them.
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Formation That Transforms
Ken Boa’s Conformed to His Image lays out twelve distinct pathways toward holistic discipleship rooted in God’s character.
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Shepherding at Home
In Managing Your Household Well, Chap Bettis calls pastors to lead their families with the same intentionality they bring to their churches.
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Honest Prayers for a Hurried Life
With pastoral warmth, Paul E. Miller’s A Praying Life helps leaders bring their messy lives to a Father who listens, understands, and stays.
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Not Because You’re Strong, But Because He Is
A benediction for the pastor who feels too fragile for the task—but stays anyway.
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Four Things We Learned About Preaching: Season Finale
Preaching is worth the weight.
Preaching With Both of Your Eyes Towards Christ
The key to Christ-centered preaching.
Christmas Preaching and the Loneliness of the Holy Family
Leaning into the wisdom and humility of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.