What is the purpose of Sunday school? This Christian education program has four key parts: reaching, teaching, winning and caring.

Worship hype is an addiction. Don’t call it leadership. Or the movement of the Spirit. We must be careful to not over-promise on something that is an under-delivered mirage.

The world feels dangerous. But in a very different way, those of us who are following Jesus are perceived as dangerous.

Among many pastors and church leaders today there is a popular rationale that proclaiming truth is the viable alternative to rebuking false teaching. Rather than wrestling with false teachers and their heresies, they’re content to cover their eyes, plug their ears and “stay positive” in their teaching.

When outrage and anger become our default, we lose all credibility and, in my opinion, become poor ambassadors for Christ.

To be salt and light to the world is one of the greatest responsibilities of the Church today, the question is how do we do that consistently in a practical way?

It’s not about the leader. Why would I say that? It's not about you because leadership is about something bigger than you. It’s bigger than any individual accomplishment.

When Jesus dined with "sinners," he was not agreeing with or ignoring their sins. By his mere presence he was confronting their sins. And he most likely shared with them his thoughts about their sins.