For a generation bent on living for the moment and sucking all the marrow out…
Lots of things get said in a Sunday morning worship service. Welcomes are given. Songs…
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete…
Like many in my generation, I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz. I can…
In a letter contrasting the differing priorities of the heavenly communion of saints and the…
Four Motivations for Practicing Restorative Church Discipline
March 20, 2017Nineteenth-century Baptist theologian John L. Dagg famously put it this way: “When discipline leaves the…
Five Tips for Incorporating Creeds into Corporate Worship
February 24, 2017In a previous post I suggested five reasons for adopting a creedal confession as an…
In the spirit of new beginnings associated with the new year, I’ve recently led our…
In a previous post I highlighted four ways that churches—whether old school or new school—amuse…
On average, 98 churches in the United States die and close their doors each week.[1]…