Anglicans Ablaze

A committee that determines whether churches are conforming to Southern Baptist Convention affiliation rules will consider whether Saddlebac...

I don’t know if there’s anything quite as nerve-racking as launching a website. You’ve put a ton of work into the website, and you hope that...

Earlier this spring, I took part in the “Culture Friday” segment on The World and Everything In It podcast. We discussed the Gallup “House...

Pastors speaking on behalf of victims pushed for a task force to direct inquiry into the Executive Committee. Southern Baptists called on th...

We’ve had stunning illustrations in recent months about how an enabling culture is created and perpetuated around toxic but charismatic lead...

While deaths and hospitalizations are down, the infection rate is rising in some states. At least eight states have noted increases in their...

Church membership should not consist of rules to keep people out, but ramps to help people grow. Membership in a local church may seem ou...

For many years, congregations have watched as their facilities become dated, costly, and less-used. Kevin and Thom discuss this issue and of...

Most ministers are familiar with Paul’s imperative to his young protégé Timothy: “Preach the Word!” ( 2 Timothy 4:2 ). It’s a great text, fr...

Those distractions aren’t failures of focus, but opportunities to trust God with the deepest truths of our hearts. One evening when I (Kyle)...

Recently, I was reading a book and was impressed by the scholar’s careful exposition, nuanced approach, and charitable engagement with crit...

“I know I should be more evangelistic, but that’s just not my gift.” “I have a friend who is lost. I need to get my pastor (or some other g...

Due to intermittent broadband internet service I was unable to post this Wednesday evening’s service until a short while ago. All Hallows Ev...

Attrition rates and leadership failures are only one part of the story. A recently leaked letter from Russell Moore describes profound inst...

They might embrace their marginal status, but they don’t plan on staying marginal forever. In September 2020, about 150 Christians gathered ...

The Southern Baptist Convention tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades on Tuesday, electing a new president who...

It’s a big accusation and a common accusation, that in the Bible, women are worth less than men. And one of the go-to Bible passages is Lev...

How would you assess your personal momentum as a leader? Do you sense your life and leadership moving forward in a positive and productive w...

Pastor A has a top-ranked podcast, a book deal from a well-known publisher, and 150,000 Twitter followers. Pastor B is the treasurer at the ...

I like a busy youth ministry. I like when kids come in and have a job; that’s why I don’t do everything. I leave things undone on purpose so...

As the saying goes, “familiarity breeds contempt.” The more accustomed we are to someone or something, the easier it is for us to be unimpre...

When people find a great new restaurant, golf course, retail store, or ice cream shop, they will go to great lengths to let others know abou...

A hybrid church is needed to reach, engage, and serve more people. Americans are trading their masks for their sunglasses as vaccine numbers...

This week at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, attendees will ask for change from the top. But regular members also bear re...

First and foremost, we understand that ministry leadership involves a dependency on the Holy Spirit. Still, learning management skills and i...

I don’t know how long your drive to church is, nor do I know the specific location of your church. You may drive to church alone to get ther...

If you are a pastor like me, you have spent your whole ministry preaching to a room of people. You feel their energy (or lack thereof), you ...

Unfortunately, daily news and headlines are filled with tragedy , disasters and violence. Despite our best efforts, we can’t always spare ch...

A debate runs between small group pastors and sometimes senior pastors about whether to keep small group attendance and why. While it can be...

There will never be anyone who does more harm to your life than yourself. Just by bringing sin into your life, you’ve done more damage to y...

At the very beginning of the first English Book of Common Prayer, the 1549 Prayer Book, we find an essay titled “A Preface.” In this essay a...

Few words have come to be more worthless than the word “evangelical.” The current political climate has leached out any theological meaning ...

Origin Story J. R. R. Tolkien always acknowledged that C. S. Lewis played a huge role in encouraging him to finish writing The Lord of the R...

While being interviewed by key leaders for a teaching pastor position, an elder asked me whether I was a complementarian or egalitarian. I c...

Are you encouraged or discouraged about teens? If you’re a teen, what is your perception of your peers? Are you hopeful or pessimistic? A g...

As “mosque planting” and “unmosqued youth” increasingly resemble patterns in the church, evangelical experts reflect on implications for fai...