Ministry Leadership Articles

   For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:             a time to be born, and a time to die;             a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;             a time to kill,...

The Deep Place is a short film highlighting the evil of child slavery, and the work of International Justice Mission (IJM), on Lake Volta in Ghana. It is a hard watch. The battle between darkness and light is conveyed both in the story and through...

As Ted Gioia recently observed, [caption id="attachment_10148" align="alignright" width="392"] John Martin, “Ruins of an Ancient City” c. 1810–20 , oil on paper, mounted on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art[/caption] “The biggest changes often happen long before they even get a name. By the time the scribes notice,...

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so...

Focus. Attention. Wonder. Stillness. “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.” - Proverbs 4:25–27 I recently finished reading Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus. Hari reflects on a...

“Mystery is an embarrassment to the modern mind.”   — Flannery O’Connor “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith lives in the quiet certainties of the heart. It is the ever-recurring assurance that reality does not ultimately mock our...

“Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.’ This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them…  The whole assembly became silent as...

Recently, my friend, Rev. Traci Blackmon, posted on Facebook: “Concerning matters of racial justice… ‘An institution or congregation moves only as fast as the most fragile white person in their midst.’ - Dr. Jemar Tisby” From what I’ve experienced and observed, there is a lot of...

In Ancient Greece, “hypocrite” refers to the actor on the stage - the one who dons the thespian’s masks and makes believe - the pretender paid to entertain. Commentator Craig Evans notes that this idea of performance is likely in the background of Jesus’ warnings about...