Community Life

I don’t wear a collar, but “Father” is still the best description of my calling.

Use the dinner table like Jesus did.

We can no longer depend on methods that worked 20 years ago.

4 ways to use this one-week program to ignite year-long discipleship.

…and other lessons I learned as a rural pastor.

3 building blocks to help you tell your story.

What’s hot, what’s next, and what needs to die.

People today are confused about what funerals are for. How should pastors respond?

Four lessons for your children’s ministry and your adults.

The best training tools to handle church conflict appropriately.

Your congregation is teeming with ingenuity. Here’s how to tap into it.

These five pastors’ stories point toward a bigger story.

How can churches better engage entrepreneurs?

In my church community, the roots of racial sin run deep.

After decades in ministry, I’ve identified some Christian habits that get under my skin.

Many black ministers-in-training are turning on the black church. Here’s why they should give it a second look.

Stepping out to the margins blew up my ministry.

When I resisted trying to solve problems, something beautiful happened.

Creating a multi-ethnic congregation begins by helping members feel at home.

When a church sings together, it takes prayer to another level.