That Folding Chair Is Not a Stepladder Your Work Is Beautiful When It Functions as It was Designed You step confidently into the garage. In the far corner, on the top shelf beneath your old baseball mitt, the “It’s Fall Y’all” doormat awaiting its October...
Achievement Culture and the Erosion of Love His phone never really stopped buzzing. There was always another text to return, another person who needed him, another problem that somehow became urgent at 9:47 p.m. His calendar? It looked...
The Leadership Drift Problem Why We Overcorrect, Undercorrect, and How to Stay Anchored Bill Tibbetts There is a leadership pattern I cannot unsee. Once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere: churches,...
The Gift of Friendship Cultivating gratitude for the relationships that shape our lives. Being from Indianapolis, Indiana, you might assume that the Indy 500 is one of my greatest passions and that I never miss a race. The truth is…that isn't the case. My...
“What do you mean by Business as Mission?” It’s not a silly question. In fact, sometimes it is the only way to start a conversation with someone about BAM. The phrase sounds simple enough. Business. Mission. Put them together and surely we all know what we...
Most people assume witness begins with proclamation. We often imagine evangelism as articulation: explaining truth, defending belief, or speaking about Jesus with courage and clarity. Certainly, words matter. But before Christianity was ever preached, it was...
For a short stint last summer, both my adult daughters were living with us. My oldest was waiting to move into the new house she had just purchased, and my younger daughter was home for a month in between ministry assignments. It was a glorious few weeks. But...
This is a continuation from The Scopes Trial and the Birth of a Divide The Scopes Trial Revisited In 1925, a courtroom in a small Tennessee town drew the attention of the entire country. John Scopes had been accused of violating state law by teaching...
THE QUIET SHIFT IN GENEROSITY How Gen X approaches generosity differently and why that matters for the future of ministry Let me begin with a bit more candor than I typically use. The strategies that worked with Boomer donors are not producing the same response from...
I just got new glasses—and they’re driving me crazy. My most recent trip to the eye doctor showed little change in my prescription—just a tweak—so I splurged and ordered two pairs of stylish new frames (approved by my daughter). I was so excited when I...
The Mission Field You Walk Into Every Monday Most of us think of missions as something that happens over there. Far away. Across an ocean, behind a visa wall, in a language we don't speak. It belongs to the professionals, the people who went to Bible college and...
Most Christians assume their work is secular. These three marketplace believers prove that the sacred-secular divide was never real to begin with.
Most Christians assume their work is secular. These three marketplace believers prove that the sacred-secular divide was never real to begin with.