Church History Debates: What Books Make It in the Canon?
The New Testament wasn’t delivered to the church in a leather-bound booklet. When it came time for the early churches to determine which books made the “canon,” there were multiple […]
Inviting Church Leaders into a Transformative Vision
December 11, 2023 This past summer, after a time of prayer, a meeting was initiated by the leadership of RENEW.org. The vision was to bring together 40 senior ministers/pastors who […]
What Are Your 20s For?
Every fall when I give my “welcome to college” talk to our incoming class of first-year students, I tell them that they will likely experience more changes over the next […]
Youth Leader, You Don’t Have to Work Alone. Join a Learning Community.
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” —H.E. Luccock Each of us in our own way is on God’s stage and playing our […]
Church History Debates: What About Lapsed Christians?
Imagine that your church is being persecuted in ways that drastically separate those who follow Jesus from those who cave to the pressure. Let’s say that at some point the […]
Church History Debates: What Should We Think About Gnosticism?
Early Christians, especially in the 2nd Century AD, had to respond to a philosophical-religious system that had begun synchronizing with Christianity. Was it okay to blend the “best” of both […]
Church History Debates: What About Gentile Converts?
Although the first Christians were Jews, the first century began to see an influx of Gentiles into the church. How would church leaders respond to this ethnic shakeup? Background and […]
Disciple Making in the Megachurch: Q&A with Bart Shaw of Trader’s Point Christian Church
Can large, long-established churches move to a disciple-making core focus? What steps need to be taken? I recently caught up with Bart Shaw, Campus Pastor and Lead Discipleship Pastor at […]