Make Faith Plausible Again
A peculiar hospitality can awaken faith in our secular contexts.
Timothy Keller: Sin Is the Strongest Argument for Faith
Scripture’s take on human nature helps us cope with evil. It also gives us reason to believe.
I Have a Social Disability. I’m Also a Leader.
God calls ministers who are afraid to make eye contact—not just ones who sparkle with personality.
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.
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.
Shepherding the Shepherd Bundle
Save on the full series of Shepherding the Shepherd books from Lee Eclov!
Casting Vision for Your Church if You Aren’t Visionary
Practical help to identify and share God’s vision with your congregation even if you feel less-than-qualified to do so.
Timothy Keller: Sin Is the Strongest Argument for Faith
Scripture’s take on human nature helps us cope with evil. It also gives us reason to believe.
I Have a Social Disability. I’m Also a Leader.
God calls ministers who are afraid to make eye contact—not just ones who sparkle with personality.
It’s Time to Make New Kingdom Friends
It’s not just God who is for us. We’re meant to be supported by a band of saints across dividing lines.
Jonah in an Age of Outrage
The prophet’s lesson is also ours: We must recover compassion for neighbor and enemy alike, or our words will be hollow.
Tribalism Comes with a Warning Label
When tribalism turns us inward, we live like the rest of the world apart from the gospel.
Sent to Your Street
Mission isn’t just across the ocean. It’s across the street. God places his people in neighborhoods and cities so the nations might know him.
What Has Publishing to Do with the Church?
Christian publishing, done well, gives pastors a partner in the long work of spiritual formation.
How Should Pastors Respond to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination?
After the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, how do pastors lead well in a fractured, reactive age? Here are five pastoral questions for this moment.
Kingdom Friendship in a Divided World
What if the relationships that sustain pastors also showed the world a better way?
Gen Z Is More Than Just Anxious
What the church gets wrong—and what it can get right—about forming a generation shaped by screens and longing for purpose.
High Time for an Honest Conversation about THC
Legal cannabis may be here to stay, but the Christian conversation is just getting started.
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.
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.
I’m Grateful for My Bishop
Episcopal governance structure provides both discipline and care for its ministers.
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.
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.
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.