Last updated: April 3, 2026 There’s a dangerous assumption creeping into Christian leadership circles today—the idea that healthy churches just happen, that vibrant communities of faith will somehow materialize without intentional effort. But the future of the church won’t drop from the sky. It must be built, prayerfully and persistently, through the ancient practice of […]
Last Updated: April 3, 2026 | Published: April 3, 2026 Are We Preaching the Gospel Wrong? Why Gospel-Centered Sermons Are the Only Answer What should a sermon actually be about? It’s a question that gets surprisingly controversial in church leadership circles today. Should every sermon be gospel-centered? Or is there room for practical life advice,
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Consumer Christianity has quietly become the dominant religion in America. We shop for churches like we shop for coffee—comparing playlists, preaching styles, children’s programs, and parking convenience. We evaluate our “church experience” the way we rate restaurants on Yelp. And when our preferences aren’t met? We simply drive to the next option down the road.
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Discipleship podcasts and Reformed theology podcast discussions are increasingly asking the same urgent question: where have all the pastors gone? The crisis in Christian leadership is not merely a staffing shortage—it is a spiritual deficit that strikes at the heart of how we understand disciple making and church multiplication. As churches across North America struggle
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What happens when the next generation of church leaders never arrives? Across America, denominations are sounding the alarm: the pastoral pipeline is cracking. Seminaries are seeing declining enrollment. Churches are struggling to find qualified elders. And too many congregations are one retirement away from crisis. If we care about the future of the church, we
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Church Leadership Development: How to Raise Up Leaders Who Multiply Disciples What is church leadership development? It’s the intentional process of identifying, training, and empowering believers to lead others in following Jesus and making disciples. For pastors and church planters, this isn’t optional—it’s the biblical mandate that sustains every movement of God throughout history. If
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Ministry is war. But the battlefield isn’t where most church leaders think it is. We blame difficult team members. We blame lack of resources. We blame cultural resistance, declining religious affiliation, and the increasing secularization of our communities. But as Paul Tripp recently reminded us, “The real war is not out there. The real war
The most effective church planting movement in the world right now doesn’t use seminary-trained pastors, expensive buildings, or worship bands. It uses three questions and an open Bible. Over the last thirty years, something remarkable has happened. In places where missionaries were expelled, where Christianity was illegal, where resources were nonexistent — churches have multiplied
“Seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not.” – Jeremiah 45:5 There’s a subtle disease that infects church planters somewhere between the first core team meeting and the fifth year of ministry. It’s not burnout, though it often leads there. It’s not heresy, though it distorts our theology. It’s an identity crisis so complete
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After a decade of decline that left many wondering if the church planting movement had run its course, something remarkable is happening. Acts 29 grew from 125 men in the pipeline to over 450 in just two years—more than tripled. The Presbyterian Church in America planted 54 new works in 2025, their highest number in