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Buffer Growing churches face challenges of scale, reproducibility, and health. What got you where you are won’t get you where you want to go (to an extent). You start to rethink how you are doing church in hopes of doing things in a way that will yield not only different but greater results/impact. But not all churches are growing. Not ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

Buffer Elisabeth Elliot died on June 15, 2015. Most people know her as an author and speaker as she masterfully told the story of her husband’s (Jim Elliot) martyrdom in Ecuador while trying to share the hope of Jesus Christ with the Auca people. Her example of faith extended beyond telling a story to also include returning to the Auca ... Read More »

Buffer Every year TIME Magazine comes out with a Person of the Year — known for a certain accomplishment, task, or impact made on society. In 2014, the award went to the Ebola Fighters. One man highlighted was Dr. Jerry Brown. He remains a strong servant leader, as he fights the battle against the Ebola disease in Africa. Dr. Brown is one of those standout ... Read More »

Buffer Recently we’ve witnessed a string of heartbreaking events in Baltimore. Needless to say, there are people hurting about reports of police brutality in the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray (spelled by some as Freddy Gray), Baltimore’s riots, questionable news coverage, and immense amounts of discourse around the nation from Dr. Ben Carson, to President Obama, to former Baltimore ... Read More »

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 »

Buffer Thanks Stuart Scott! Thanks for all the ways you enriched our lives. You taught us lessons we can only hope to apply half as well as you over the next few decades. You walked with us. You inspired us. You died Sunday and we all still find ourselves in a collective shock. I could tell endless stories about Stuart ... Read More »

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 »

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