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Discipleship
The Danger of Outsourcing Discipleship to Youth Pastors
QUESTION. Are pastors equipping parents to disciple their children, or are they hiring youth pastors and kid’s ministers to do what parents should...
Why “Funnel Vision” Is Essential for Church Health
If you want to lead a healthy church, you need to know that bowls, colanders, and funnels are not interchangeable tools. For those unfamiliar with...
The 6 Ws of Men’s Discipleship
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—After decades of building my weekly rhythms around small group discipleship in Manila, the past few years splitting time...
Leadership
My Thoughts on the Election
HO CHI MINH CITY—Tomorrow will end one of the most bizarre and polarizing election cycles in American history. The candidates from the two leading...
My Top 4 Weaknesses as a Preacher
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—In an Asbury seminary course on preaching, I recently wrote a reflection paper where I talked about my strengths and weaknesses...
Top 10 Books for Church Planters
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—I recently received an email from a pastor and friend of mine who asked me to recommend some books on church planting. Here’s...
Family
My Traditional Father’s Day Blog
Even though it has been a few weeks since my last blog, I have not retired. I have been channeling all my writing energy into my new book,...
Top 10 Christmas Movies
Getting in the Christmas spirit is easy in the Philippines because we hear Christmas music and see Christmas decorations starting in September. So,...
Thanksgiving ’09 Top Ten List
Thanksgiving. America’s national day of gluttony. And football. And family reunions. I’m visiting the family—brothers and sisters, in-laws,...
Books
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