NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Deborah and I just got back to Nashville from Cape Town, South Africa, where we attended the Every Nation World Conference with thousands of delegates from fifty-eight nations. For those of you who couldn’t make it, check out the recap...
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—This weekend I was in Detroit ministering with Bishop Marvin Winans at Perfecting Church, a great church in a great city. I’ll probably write more about that in a future blog. My last blog was about parenting lessons from a funeral. This week’s blog...
TOKYO AIRPORT—A few weeks ago, my oldest son, William, preached a sermon at Bethel’s Wednesday night service on the importance of church community. He opened with this quote from German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945): Christian brotherhood is not an ideal...
Last week, I blogged about three habits that sustain ministry: public worship, personal devotion, and private service. When we do these three things consistently, not only will we avoid burnout, but we will set ourselves up to finish well. Whenever we do an “autopsy”...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last month, I took a class at Asbury Theological Seminary called “Habits that Sustain Ministry.” It seems like the longer I’m in ministry, the more important I realize this is. The truth is that alongside the many privileges and joys of vocational...
The Asbury 8 with Charles Wesley on the Asbury Seminary campus. WILMORE, KENTUCKY—As I write, I am finishing up the first on-campus installment of a DMin (Doctor of Ministry) program at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. I am part of a group of Every...
