Wooden gavel and American flag with room for your type. This series is based on the work of Dr. Martin Luther in a 1520 Letter to the...

My first fishing trip was a disaster.  I was completely unprepared for the event. This being my Dad’s wonderful idea for a Father/Son...

Consider the following sobering survey results of the personal and professional lives of the clergy: – 90% of pastors work more than 46...

Here is some breaking news for all those congregations trying to market their ministry to reach Millennials. Millennials are people. ...

As we continue this expedition to build the foundation for a church planting culture, we have so far unpacked several obstacles.  This...

Ross Perot Museum This story is a familiar one. In 1972, and after 308 years, the First Church of Newton, Mass., called it quits. It gave...

“Ideas can and do change the world,” says historian Rutger Bregman, sharing his case for a provocative one: guaranteed basic income....

Becoming Bridge Builders He (Jesus)will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the...

man praying on holy bible in the morning Growing up I thought something was amiss with me because I was not a happy go lucky kind of kid,...

In order to move forward on a path to create a culture where multiplication is commonplace, there are three key foundation elements that...

The church’s desire to connect and retain teens is an age-old battle.  However, as the church continues to suffer considerable losses in...

It’s a fateful moment in history. We’ve seen divisive elections, divided societies and the growth of extremism — all fueled by anxiety...

The Week Ahead: As you head into the new year may this quote from C. F. W. Walther give you comfort. “Now then, all of you who believe in...

There is much conversation in my church right now about whether we are a declining church body and whether or not we will survive this...

A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation — and an ethical problem — to his students: “Here’s the...

At my last congregation in Milwaukee we had reached a critical place in our ministry, it was year six of our ten-year vision plan. As a...

10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of...

“Some people will change when they see the light. Others change only when they feel the heat.” Unknown. When I hear the word change I...

It is funny how God prepares you for life. I remember my last year at graduate school. It was before my first call to serve Berea in...

Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience — frightening, traumatic, costly — can...