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Five Reasons Growth May Be More Difficult in Your Church

Mar 24, 2017

Cultural Christianity is dying. One no longer has to be a Christian or in a church to be accepted by society. That relatively easy pool of prospective attendees for our churches is disappearing.

10 Encouragements for Those Discouraged by the Church

Mar 23, 2017

Churches are flawed. Every single church is broken in various ways and differing degrees. Yours. Mine. Yes, even the “better” ones.

4 Signs a Couple Will Recover From Near Divorce

Mar 23, 2017

The wife walked into my office alone. She informed me that her husband would be arriving separately. When he finally came, they talked to me, but not to one another.

Weep for Korea, Our Homeland

Mar 20, 2017

On March 10, eight justices from the Supreme Court of Korea unanimously voted for the unprecedented impeachment of President Geun-Hye Park. Among the five grounds for impeachment introduced by the National Assembly, the violation of sovereign power and the constitution was enough to determine her impeachment.

At What Age Should a Pastor Retire? Ten Diagnostic Questions

Mar 09, 2017

There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it’s cliché, but we aren’t getting any younger. It’s a quiet question that many are asking, but they are asking it nonetheless: What age should I retire?

Freedom in Relief

Mar 06, 2017

They say that the rain from this rainy season completely relieved Southern California's long standing drought. It has been 12 years since I came to this region, and I have never seen it rain so hard.

The Joy of Getting Old

Mar 06, 2017

Before I knew it, I have become quite old. Last week many people celebrated my aging. It is a joy for me to get older. There was a time when I was a little sad about getting older.

Six Main Traits of Preacher Eater Churches

Mar 02, 2017

Over the past three decades, I have learned much about preacher eater churches. Most of the time, they can be described with six main traits.

The Heart of Learning is Beautiful

Feb 24, 2017

It’s a beautiful thing to be able to learn. The heart that desires to learn is a beautiful heart. It is said that the word ‘beauty’ is originally derived from the word, ‘know’.

Ten Ways Pastors Can Be Great Bosses

Feb 24, 2017

Here are the most frequent comments we heard from church staff. These are ten ways pastors can be great bosses.

Being Alone Versus Together

Feb 23, 2017

Being 'alone' has taken the reins of an emerging new cultural shift. I recently read an article which commented on the aesthetics of 'alone culture' by illustrating that there are those who eat alone in a restaurant, drink alone at a bar, play alone, sing alone, do make-up alone instead of at a beauty salon, and camp alone, among other things.