A worn out adage says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” That saying must have been coined by a frustrated leader trying to get a fossilized organization to adopt new methods. But today, many previously set-in-their-ways churches are learning all kinds of new methods—motivated by their...
A phrase has been coined to describe the Christmas season expanding earlier and earlier into the Fall—Christmas creep. Despite the objections of a frustrated minority, advertisers, retailers, and entertainment companies are expanding Christmas in response to popular demand. Surveys show most...
Many Christians today are captivated by discussions, arguments, and speculations about concepts or conspiracies like socialism, Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, QAnon, the 1619 Project, etc. American Christians have been duped
Gospel spreading is supposed to be a viral movement. In the first century, the gospel traveled person to person as believers enthusiastically shared it with their friends and family.
Jesus went out of his way to welcome children and minister to hurting children (as well as the people who cared for them) to show an important aspect of God’s love. God loves you tenderly. He has a soft spot in his heart for you.
After writing several books for leaders, my new book Shadow Christians, is for everyday believers who work outside the spotlight. Here is an excerpt to introduce you to this exciting project.
Shadow Christians are the unseen army—millions strong—who take their faith seriously, see themselves as role players in God’s grand plan, and seldom give any thought to being recognized for their service.
Churches and ministry organizations have been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. For some, their primary response is longing for things to “get back to normal.” News flash! That’s not happening. You are never going back to former operational practices, to the old normal. You are...
Last week, the Gateway family experienced a profound loss. Dr. Lisa Hoff died unexpectedly of a sudden illness. Lisa was an outstanding faculty member, but so much more. She was, among all Gateway graduates, one of our best.
Our church, like yours, has been impacted by the pandemic. We suspended in-person worship for several months and recently resumed with outdoors services. While that’s not a plan that will work in some climates, in Southern California we will be able to meet this way through the winter—or until...