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- High Pastor Turnover Breaks Down Trust and Hurts the ChurchFrequent leadership turnover exhausts congregations and makes them wary to trust the next pastor. Some churchgoers suspect it will won’t be long… Read more: High Pastor Turnover Breaks Down Trust and Hurts the Church
- In a Class by Themselves: The Clergy-Laity DivideMany other problems stem from the class division within the church between the clergy and laity (i.e., between the ordained leaders and… Read more: In a Class by Themselves: The Clergy-Laity Divide
- Am I Saved? How Poor Theology Leads to False AssuranceThe last post Tired of Church? How to Rediscover the Joys of the Christian Tradition dealt with the use of rituals in… Read more: Am I Saved? How Poor Theology Leads to False Assurance
- Tired of Church? How to Rediscover the Joys of the Christian TraditionAre you tired of church? I have felt that way often the past few years. Simultaneously, I have rediscovered several joys of… Read more: Tired of Church? How to Rediscover the Joys of the Christian Tradition
- Where There is No Vision, the People PerishAlthough the oft-quoted proverb, “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” is likely not the best translation of the Hebrew scripture,… Read more: Where There is No Vision, the People Perish
- Territorial Attitudes in the Church – Part 2If you have not already, first read Territorial Attitudes in the Church – Part 1 – then come back! The best opportunity… Read more: Territorial Attitudes in the Church – Part 2
- Territorial Attitudes in the Church – Part 1Perhaps the most pernicious problem I’ve encountered as a parachurch worker is the territorial attitude that plagues many congregations. First, imagine the… Read more: Territorial Attitudes in the Church – Part 1
- Out-of-Touch Oversight: Who Holds the Pastor Accountable?The current institutional oversight in many denominations is too far removed from the goings-on in local congregations to provide proper accountability to… Read more: Out-of-Touch Oversight: Who Holds the Pastor Accountable?
- The Biblically Illiterate ChurchWe Need More Expository Preaching. The church fathers, the apostles, and possibly even Jesus himself would be shocked and appalled by the… Read more: The Biblically Illiterate Church
- Have Sermons Become Obsolete?We live in a world where attentive listening is almost extinct. Both attention and listening seem to be rarities, and that ought… Read more: Have Sermons Become Obsolete?
- Church Discipline: The Solution to Church HurtAs I’ve read and reread the New Testament, I am increasingly struck by the glaring lack of discipline today as compared to… Read more: Church Discipline: The Solution to Church Hurt
- The Church has a Pacing ProblemThis summer I will begin my eighth season of coaching cross country at the local high school. One of the most common… Read more: The Church has a Pacing Problem
- We Need to Church BetterFewer Programs and Events, More Discipleship Relationships I no longer serve on committees at church. The last one I was on was… Read more: We Need to Church Better
In the News…
https://www.ciu.edu/newsstory/young-life-perfect-fit-youth-ministry-alumnus
https://www.newberrynow.com/post/younglife-giving-back-to-the-next-generation
https://www.newberrynow.com/post/young-life-summer-frustrations