Dear Pastors and Church Leaders, I’d like to tell you a conversation my wife had recently with a pastor. The pastor asked my wife when they bumped into each other in passing, “How are your parents doing?” “Well, you know, they’re going through a divorce.” “Oh, yeah, yeah I know,” the reply shot back. “But is everything […]
Is the Church Becoming Worldly?
(I love the church. Deeply. But I also believe we need to be alert to keep the church from being influenced by the culture. This is a warning.) A few years ago, a person close to me applied for a head worship position over a large church ministry. He was asked to send in a video […]
What No One’s Saying About a Fall From Church Leadership
I’ve taken a chance to sit back, pray, and think about this. I’ve scoured many commentaries of what others have to say. And I’ve decided there’s more. More to say. Recently, a prominent pastor of a large church confessed to a “moral failure” and resigned his position. There has been, understandably, a ground swell of hurt congregants, shocked Christians, […]