Sunday afternoon, I watched Michigan lose to Purdue. I'm a Michigan man, so it was not a good afternoon. But after the game ended, my youngest son and...

With the brief tour of the underwhelming front office completed, Florence—our office admin—opened my office door and welcomed me into my own space. Tw...

I've been in ministry for over 35 years. I've preached thousands of sermons. Trained pastors on six continents. And written more words about sustainab...

She stopped asking when you'd be home. That's the part nobody talks about. Not the blowup fight. Not the ultimatum. Not even the tears. It's the momen...

I went to a steakhouse the other day that somebody had been telling me for months I needed to check out. The atmosphere was great. The service was ama...

Most pastors who come to us don't come because their church is falling apart.

Attendance may be flat. Giving might be tight. A staff issue or two alw...

The box sat in my hallway for two days, taunting me.

I ordered it on vacation in Costa Rica after my sons ganged up on me. "Dad, you need something s...

You can feel it in the room. The elder meeting that runs ten minutes longer than it should. The question behind the question. The way someone cc's the...

I've been coaching pastors long enough to know what's killing them. It's not the long hours—though those don't help. It's not the difficult people—tho...