Culture

3 Steps to Creating Culture Through Individuals

3 Steps to Creating Culture Through Individuals

Buffer Anyone can discuss culture, but few know how to replicate it effectively. Do you? The truth is that we are all creating culture. The things we do, words we say, and people we develop will have a long lasting impact on the culture we aim to create. Everyone shapes culture, but not everyone shapes culture intentionally. Not everyone is ... Read More »

10 Questions All Christians Should Ask Before Speaking About Politics

10 Questions All Christians Should Ask Before Speaking About Politics

Buffer Christian leaders around the United States continue to invest large amounts of time in the political process. I think it is safe to say that a large amount of disagreement exists over who to support, which platform is most aligned with a Christian message, and what role faith leaders should have (if any) in the political process.  A cursory ... Read More »

The Shifting Denominational Trends in the American Church

The Shifting Denominational Trends in the American Church

Buffer Have you noticed some of the recent changes within denominations in the United States? It is fascinating to step back and observe the seismic shifts sweeping through many different circles. These trends aren’t bound to any one denomination or church group, but have been increasingly occurring year after year. As the culture changes and church leaders alter their methodology, these shifting ... Read More »

The Cult of Celebrity in the American Church

The Cult of Celebrity in the American Church

Buffer For whatever reason, we always find a way to enamor ourselves with celebrities. People of virtually all backgrounds, ethnicities, age, gender, or religious affiliation gravitate towards at least a few famous people. But have you ever stopped to think about the cult of celebrity on the local church? On society in general? You may not ever actually meet that ... Read More »

10 Misconceptions About The Church

10 Misconceptions About The Church

Buffer Christians fuel the fire of many misconceptions about the church. Everywhere I go, I hear one of the misconceptions about the church found in this post. They are pervasive. They are prevalent. They can be destructive. Living in such a way that doesn’t endorse these misconceptions about the church is much more difficult than you might think. My wife ... Read More »

3 Challenges Multi-Ethnic Church Leaders Face

3 Challenges Multi-Ethnic Church Leaders Face

Buffer I remember a joke I heard during a missions conference in Guatemala. The speaker said something like this: “For where two or three ethnic groups have gathered together, there will be conflict.” When you get down to it, this joke contains a lot of truth. Differences will exist in all churches, but this especially holds true in multi-ethnic churches. Here ... Read More »

30 ERLC Summit Quotes from a Few of This Year’s Notable Voices

30 ERLC Summit Quotes from a Few of This Year’s Notable Voices

Buffer The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is an organization that serves pastors and churches by helping them to engage with pressing issues they face such as religious liberty, racial reconciliation, and many other prominent ethical issues of our day. Because of this I wanted to provide some powerful ERLC Summit Quotes from their conference speakers this year to give ... Read More »

25 Bryan Loritts Quotes to Challenge Every Leader

25 Bryan Loritts Quotes to Challenge Every Leader

Buffer Bryan Loritts ( @bcloritts ) is a husband, father, and the pastor of preaching and mission at Trinity Grace Church in New York City (he previously served as the Lead Pastor at Fellowship Memphis in Memphis Tennessee). He is a powerful speaker who is deeply passionate about multi-ethnic ministry and church life. He also serves as the director of Kainos, a multi-ethnic ... Read More »

Responding to Ferguson – 5 Responses from Christian Leaders

Responding to Ferguson – 5 Responses from Christian Leaders

Buffer Responding to Ferguson. If you are like most, it is hard to know where to start. I’m not qualified to give the best response to the #FergusonDecision. Not because I’m “white”, ignorant, have no background as a police officer, and have never been arrested (although all of those are certainly true to an extent). I honestly don’t know what ... Read More »

10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate and Thank Veterans

10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate and Thank Veterans

Buffer Veterans Day reminds us of our debt to veterans and the sacrifices they made for us and our country. First of all, I would like to say thank you. Thanks veterans for your sacrifice. Thank you for your selflessness. Thanks for bravely serving to give us freedom. Yet Veterans Day can frustrate us at times. Let me explain. Fall flashes before ... Read More »