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8 steps to make your church more evangelistic

Instead of pursuing others with the gospel, we cocoon ourselves with other Christians who already know it.

4 strategies for those who’ve quit their Bible reading plan

Change up the way that you read the Bible.

Transgender children: Responding in the local church

What should church leaders do if a congregation member asks for their child to be identified as transgender

On technology and preaching

Being distracted is not the biggest risk of using technology in preaching. The greater danger is missing God himself.

Leaders, find your identity in Christ

be careful to not find your identity in what you’re particularly good at doing.

How to become a better leader

My goal is to give you practical ideas that you can use to cultivate the discipline of leadership in your life.

95 ways to reform your fall

Whether you’re new to Louisville or a veteran of blue books and Moodle deadlines, mark your fall semester with a different sort of 95 theses.

5 Baptist theologians every pastor should read

Brother pastor, if you haven’t read deeply and widely in the Baptist history canon, put these giants atop your reading list.

Why should a pastor use all his vacation time each year?

I will not suggest how many weeks of vacation you should be given by your church. Instead, I intend to answer this question a bit differently.