Could it be that without confession there can't really be deep renewal?

Restart Churches gives important insights into how churches can wisely and practically restart their life as a congregation.

What does it mean to love our neighbors and our neighborhoods in this moment?

How many pastors wouldn't love this kind of confirmation of their calling?

What does a non-Bible reader think of the Old Testament?

How are you teaching the people in your congregation to tell the gospel story? What story are they telling?

Connecting the Bible and Culture is one of the challenges church planters and all pastors face. One great place to make the connection is music.

My sense is that we live in a "no" culture. We find all kinds of ways to either say "no" or to slow a process down so much that it feels like a "no."

More Books for under the Tree . Perhaps it is an occupational hazard of being a minister, but around this time of year a lot of family and friends decide to give books as the perfect Christmas present.  In the spirit of that giving and perhaps to enhance your asking here are seven more books that I’ve found helpful from a number of different genres. 

Premise: the vast majority of our church planting resources need to be invested in planting churches in Alpha Cities. If this premise is true then we need a way in the CRC to come together and discern how to create a church planting movement that focuses on Alpha Cities.

What did it feel like? It felt like being hungry, I suppose, in a place where being hungry is shameful, and where one has no money and everyone else is full. It felt, at least sometimes, difficult and embarrassing and important to conceal.

As I study the book of Luke there are continuing moments of surprise. Some of the surprises come from words that I have read many times before, but failed to catch their meaning or nuance.