THE QUIET SHIFT IN GENEROSITY How Gen X approaches generosity differently and why that matters for the future of ministry Let me begin with a bit more candor than I typically use. The strategies that worked with Boomer donors are not producing the same response from...
The Question Most Pastors Are Afraid to Ask Where does your church go on Monday morning? For most congregations, Sunday is the only moment pastors can account for. The rest of the week, their people scatter into offices, hospitals, construction sites, courtrooms,...
I’m sitting on the roof of a hotel in North Africa as I write this, watching the sunrise over a city of millions with only 60–70 known followers of Jesus. The call to prayer will sound here in just a few minutes filling the air with one of the most...
I got out of a toxic relationship. It was with God. I do not say that for shock value. It is simply the most honest way I know how to describe it. For a long time, my inner life with God functioned like a relationship where love had to be earned. Approval could...
I just got new glasses—and they’re driving me crazy. My most recent trip to the eye doctor showed little change in my prescription—just a tweak—so I splurged and ordered two pairs of stylish new frames (approved by my daughter). I was so excited when I...
PART 2 - HISTORY OF BAM: EARLY FIGURES & BIBLICAL CONTEXT This is part 2 of 2 in a “History of BAM” series. Click here for Part 1. When you read the headline “early figures” of BAM, you might think 20 years ago, maybe even 50 years ago. BAM is not...
What Is Your Daily Work REALLY Saying About God? Most marketplace believers have spent years feeling spiritually invisible from 9 to 5. Dr. Allen Tennisen, chief theologian for the Assemblies of God, makes the biblical case that your job isn't just a way to fund...
Somewhere in the World One of my favorite stories in my faith journey begins with my praying momma. In 1985, Christian artist Wayne Watson released a song called Somewhere in the World. One lyric especially captured my mom’s heart: “And I don’t even know her...
A Baptism That Changed Everything Picture this: a single man standing in a small inlet of the Indian Ocean, about to be baptized. It sounds like a simple moment, maybe even ordinary. But this baptism was anything but ordinary. This young man was the first known...
For days the discussions stretched late into the night. Drafts were written, revised, and intently analyzed. Words were chosen carefully. Diverse opinions had to be honored. Intense discussions arose from every corner of the room. Their decision here would pave the...
The Question Most Pastors Are Afraid to Ask Where does your church go on Monday morning? For most congregations, Sunday is the only moment pastors can account for. The rest of the week, their people scatter into offices, hospitals, construction sites, courtrooms,...
What Is Your Daily Work REALLY Saying About God? Most marketplace believers have spent years feeling spiritually invisible from 9 to 5. Dr. Allen Tennisen, chief theologian for the Assemblies of God, makes the biblical case that your job isn't just a way to fund...
A Baptism That Changed Everything Picture this: a single man standing in a small inlet of the Indian Ocean, about to be baptized. It sounds like a simple moment, maybe even ordinary. But this baptism was anything but ordinary. This young man was the first known...