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February 2012

February 23, 2012

Real Men of Jesus – Mr. Over-Emotional Worship Leader

TO BE CLEAR: This video illustrates the temptation of all who lead "up front" for...

February 08, 2012

3 Ways to Overcome Fear of Preaching

The following is quoted from an article by Greg Stier: 1. I let my nerves...

February 06, 2012

Evangelical Culture Myths #2: Christianity is Masculine

Today I continue a long term series called “Evangelical Culture Myths.” I invite you to...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

If “Love Wins” were a Hymn…

I'm currently attending a wonderful church, connected to my seminary. I love the way in...

January 29, 2012

NT Wright “Hope for this World” (Video)

Below is the first session in a small group series I'm currently engaging in called...

January 26, 2012

Treat Them Like a Tax Collector: Reflections on Matthew 18, Church Discipline, and Andrew

Jesus offers a model for reconciliation in Matthew 18.15-17. Often, these three verses are used...

January 25, 2012

Is Worship all about ‘Me and Jesus’ or ‘Us and Jesus’?

I invite you to watch a 3 min video where I reflect on whether our...

January 21, 2012

Finding Conversation Partners: Acquiring the right commentaries for preaching

I thought the following gave some good criteria for thinking about gathering commentary resources for...

January 20, 2012

Shane Hipps’ Aha! Moment on Preaching and Success

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Best New “Worship” Band of 2011: The City Harmonic

I've been really impressed with The City Harmonic (Facebook) on multiple levels. First, the musical...

December 07, 2011

Cussing Christians: Why I’m with Mark Driscoll on this one

Mark Driscoll gets this one right. Seriously. In my opinion, we ought to have the...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Bi-Vocational Seminary Grads Should Be Trained Bi-Vocationally! (Future of Seminary)

Editor’s Note: This article is part of an online symposium, “Does Seminary Have a Future?”...

October 26, 2011

Seminary is Great… Seminary Loans Suck… Young Pastors are Slaves

Editor's Note: This article is part of an online symposium, "Does Seminary Have a Future?"...

October 22, 2011

Why people leave the church and how pastors can respond

This article comes from an article by pastor Greg Surratt of Seacoast Church (a multi-site...

October 10, 2011

David Crowder and Rob Bell have a Jam Session

Enjoy this! PS - For more info about the event from which this video was...

October 04, 2011

A Vision of Worship: Pete Rollins, Rob Bell, and Encountering the Divine (Mike Krause)

I've been a teaching pastor for close to 14 years, which means that for a...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Living into our Destiny (Erwin McManus)

Ewrin McManus is one of my favorite church leaders - period. Here's a glimpse into...

September 29, 2011

Pastor, I just wish the sermons would “Go Deeper” (really?)

In my lifetime, I've been around folks that leave churches because they claim the sermons...

September 22, 2011

Preaching to Your WHOLE Church (Rachel Blom)

A very good friend of mine is single. I’ve never considered him different from all...

September 14, 2011

What’s the Difference Between Preaching and Motivational Speaking?

This is from Sherman Cox's article "Are you a preacher or motivational Speaker?" "Some preaching...

September 12, 2011

Dear Internet, Thanks For Ordaining Me For the Low Low Price of $47: Reflections on Community

In June, my pastoral residency came to an end. For the past two years, my...

September 07, 2011

Intros to Avoid in Preaching… Unless You Like Losing An Audience

Here's some quality thoughts on "8 Starts to Avoid in your Preaching" from Rachel Blom:...

September 04, 2011

Share Something Sundays – Tell Me About This Weekend’s Church Gathering (Sept 3, 11)

On Sunday afternoons I am going to invite you the readers to share a quick...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

Share Something Sundays – Tell Me About This Weekend’s Church Gathering (Aug 28, 11)

On Sunday afternoons I am going to invite you the readers to share a quick...

August 21, 2011

Share Something Sundays – Tell Me About This Weekend’s Church Gathering (Aug 21, 11)

On Sunday afternoons I am going to invite you the readers to share a quick...

August 18, 2011

Rob Bell on Personal Burnout and Being Human

Any thoughts? I can relate to this in many ways...

August 07, 2011

Share Something Sundays! – Tell Me About This Weekend’s Church Gathering

Every Sunday afternoon I am going to invite you the readers to share a quick...

August 03, 2011

Shameless Plug: Vote For An Evangelical Reject To Speak at “The Nines”

Leadership Network started a great video conference a few years back called "The Nines." ...

August 01, 2011

My Dream for the Church is…

This weekend was wonderful. I finally got to meet my church planting coach in person. ...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

New Worship Songs for Progressive Christian Faith Communities (Brian Brandsmeier)

Progressive Christianity has a lot of things in its favor: thoughtful theology, rich tradition, social...