Anyone who’s given their life to ministry knows ministry is tough. Honestly, it’s been really good for me, in many ways in many places. But I can honestly say the last two weeks have been the most emotionally trying in my 20 years of ministry. The catalyst for my pain was the suffering of two […]

“For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:33—11:1). Most Christian leaders agree their main priority—maybe their top priority—is seeing lost people saved. And too many Christian leaders think the inadequacies of […]

In a post a few weeks ago, I included a list I had shared with our elders: five commitments I need from them as we lead our church together. I promised then I’d say more about each of those items. Let me here explain a bit more about each one. 1. TO CHAMPION THE MISSION […]