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November 2019

November 22, 2019

The Future of Worship: Virtual and Private

Christians can have the world's best preaching and worship piped directly into their eyes and...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

New Members’ Class: Tell Men the Truth

We need to tell men the truth about church membership. The good, the bad and...

March 2019

March 30, 2019

Where did the Call-to-Repentance Songs Go?

It’s easy to tell God how wonderful he is. It's hard to hear how depraved...

February 2019

February 05, 2019

Millennial Christians Queasy about Conversion

New research from Barna finds that almost half of practicing, born-again Millennial Christians are uncomfortable...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

Will Multi-Site Churches Replace Denominations?

Just as our modern denominations replaced the colonial ones (Quaker, Anabaptist, Puritan, etc.) multi-site megachurches...

January 06, 2019

Should Pastors Preach Each Others’ Sermons?

The men who wrote the Bible borrowed heavily from each other. Why can't our pastors...

December 2018

December 27, 2018

Why I Don’t Listen to Your Christian Podcast

The problem isn’t the content – it’s the way Christian podcasts present the material that...

December 19, 2018

How to Get People to Watch Your Sermons Online

Pastors, you can’t simply post your 40-minute sermon to the internet and expect people to...

December 10, 2018

Dying Churches – a Solution?

Two churches. One has a building but no people. The other has people but no...

December 05, 2018

Does God Really Afflict the Comfortable?

One of liberal Christianity’s favorite shibboleths is this: God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Should churches use air conditioning?

If we spent less on our own comfort, could give more away?

April 12, 2016

How to love your church again (in 15 minutes)

Are you sick of going to church? Bored? Burned out? Angry? Irritated? You're not alone.

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Help me reinvent the men’s retreat (part 2 of 3)

The most valuable thing a man can take away from a retreat is a group...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Motivate men — promise risk and reward

Jesus did not shy away from the promise of reward. He did not worry that...

January 05, 2016

Is modern worship too entertaining?

The church has been in the entertainment business for almost 1700 years.

December 2015

December 02, 2015

Must Christians disregard their personal security?

Does suspicion reveal a lack of faith? If we really trusted Jesus, wouldn’t we open...

November 2015

November 16, 2015

Is it a sin to use a smartphone in church?

There have always been distractions in church. The smartphone is the most potent distraction yet.

November 11, 2015

Ten takeaways from Reload ’15 conference

Reload is the world’s largest gathering of men’s ministry leaders. Here are ten cool things...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

The Church’s Planned Parenthood moment

Planned Parenthood is under siege over government funding. The church will face a similar barrage...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 3 of 3)

Every Christian institution maternalizes over time. This includes Christian Universities, charities, mission organizations and of...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Church growth: are men more important than women?

When it comes to growing a church, which gender counts more?

May 2015

May 12, 2015

The church I would plant (part two)

If I were planting a church it would look nothing like the model we know...

May 04, 2015

The church I would plant (part one)

So here’s my crazy idea: what if we could plant a church where discipleship is...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

Why Jesus was mad all the time

Is Jesus giving us a green light to blast our opponents? To call people names?...

April 08, 2015

Join me at the Reload Leadership Summit in November

There's no better way to expand the vision and reach of your ministry than to...

April 04, 2015

The Bible’s solution to the wedding dilemma

I’d like to suggest an elegant solution for Christian small business owners who may have...

March 2015

March 03, 2015

Why churches are stage-driven

Most churches program a series of low-risk, stage-driven activities such as worship services, classes and...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Pastors, you should mention ISIS this Sunday

You have an opportunity to use this tragic tale to stir the hearts of your...

January 2015

January 13, 2015

The Salvation Army’s man problem

Did you realize the Salvation Army is a church? It’s a denomination, just like Baptist...

January 07, 2015

Church builds on a military model

It’s led by a general, not a bishop. New members must sign a declaration of...