I’ve been a pastor of a church for nearly 35 years. You learn a few things along the way. Here’s an important one: people leave. It doesn’t matter what you do or what you don’t do. People can and will leave.

To use social media or to not use social media. It is not a small choice as recent research is showing there are significant downsides to being on social media: less exposure to other viewpoints, more anger, your brain being trained to read in short bursts rather than deep reading, increased anxiety, and the list continues.

If you’re a pastor, a missionary, or serve in a church, you can’t avoid discouragement, disappointment, and hurt from ministry. The Bible even uses the not-so-complimentary metaphor “sheep” to describe those we serve.

"The apologetic of our day is authenticity. People really just want to see something that's real, that's genuine."

by Billy Phenix “What do you feel threatens the health of families the most these days?” Throughout my years in ministry, my thoughts on that oft-asked...

Right now, I am about to pack up and leave Southern California. I am a small part of a larger conference called ReEngage, a...

Do you exercise the gifts of the spirit and also produce the fruit of the spirit?

Oprah's take on Carl Lentz's teaching: “Your goal is to transform the way people experience their relationship with God."