I’ve been a committed Christian for over 40 years. I’ve served in vocational ministry for over 30 years. I’ve earned a master of divinity and a doctor of ministry. I’ve preached over 1,000 sermons. I’ve memorized hundreds of Scriptures. I practice spiritual disciplines such as prayer, solitude, and fasting on a regular basis. You’d think

Recently my son and I and another pastor enjoyed the privilege of training over 100 Haitian pastors in Port au Prince. We held the training at our host pastor’s church, a tin-roofed block building that could seat about 125. It had no air conditioning so the temperature inside rose to over 100 degrees. Five roof-mounted

Today’s guest post is by my friend, Daniel Darling. He’s a pastor and a great writer. His new book, Real-Owning Your Christian Faith is coming out this summer. I encourage you to pick up a copy. Ever since my father slipped out of Sunday evening choir practice to take my mother to the hospital for

Occasionally a book comes along that I consider a game changer. Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World is one of those. Written by Michael Hyatt, one of the world’s most prolific bloggers, it could move you and your message to the next level of influence. One of my heroes, John C. Maxwell, says this

Once in while I get the opportunity to be a part of something truly big. I’m on a bogging team of around 100 bloggers who got to see an advance copy of Michael Hyatt’s new book, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. As an author, I’ve always struggled to understand how to expand my

I just enjoyed a lunch sponsored by The Aspen Group which featured Darren Whitehead, teaching pastor at Willow Creek Church. Darren listed the top 10 issues facing the church today. He based it on a survey from Lifeway. Here are the 10, in reverse order. Abortion Homosexuality Relevance in the church Marriage Apathy Doctrine Evangelism

This is a brief excerpt about brokenness in a pastor’s life and ministry from my latest book, 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them. __ Circumstances beyond a pastor’s control (demographics or a location that hinders growth), an uncooperative board (they say no to an important initiative), or even family issues (a chronically ill

Last week Augusta, Georgia hosted one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments, The Masters. Tiger Woods, a four-time winner and arguable today’s most talented golfer made the cut. He entered the tournament hoping for a strong showing. Unfortunately he finished tied for 40th. What happened? Neuroscience gives us clues not only to Tiger’s downward