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A Remarkable Study of Willow Creek
January 23, 2008 | Steve
Bill Hybel, the senior pastor of Willow Creek, has done a remarkable thing. Willow Creek is known as the megachurch…
The Pharisee in all of us
January 21, 2008 | Steve
When you read the various arguments that are being spoken and published with respect to the hot issues that are…
When Jesus Consults His Advisors
January 18, 2008 | Steve
Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the…
Feeding the Consumer
January 17, 2008 | Steve
How do we approach the question of what the church has to offer those who are part of it. One…
Future Clergy
January 16, 2008 | Steve
Recently I was talking to a retired pastor about what advice he would give to a person considering a call…
Peace among those whom God favors
January 14, 2008 | Steve
As you travel almost anywhere in the country, one is struck with the multitude of churches that dot our landscape.…
An Imaginary Conversation in a Cynical Society
January 11, 2008 | Steve
Another seismic change has occurred in the way we experience the church. At one time we debated whether the church’s…
Cost of Listening
January 10, 2008 | Steve
Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people who come to them.…
Building Community in a Presbytery
January 8, 2008 | Steve
Salem Presbytery covers 19 counties in North Carolina. You could drive 150 miles from east to west or 120 miles…
Changing Denominations
January 5, 2008 | Steve
I have just finished a term as an interim General Presbyter at Salem Presbytery. It has given me a fresh…
Who Thinks of the Pastor’s Spouse
February 20, 2007 | Steve
The Pastor’s Spouse When we think about caring for clergy, we need to include in that care a concern for…
The Church reflected in the Hebrew Scriptures
January 6, 2007 | Steve
Some Christian communities and many members of the Christian church ignore the Hebrew Scriptures or what is often referred to…
One Future for Denominations
December 29, 2006 | Steve
In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat I was struck with its implications for denominationalism. One of the problems…
Balance in the Ministry
December 13, 2006 | Steve
There is an interesting phenomenon among clergy. On the one extreme, there are those within the clergy whose identity is…
The Betrayal of a Pastor
November 28, 2006 | Steve
The downfall of another evangelical superstar, in this case Ted Haggard, seems to bring glee to the media and occasionally…
More on Death of Nations and the Church
October 13, 2006 | Steve
Consider the various signs of the blurring of national lines: Commercially: Corporations not only quickly move their operations to wherever…
Where Are Denominations Headed?
September 16, 2006 | Steve
Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in…
Transformational Power
July 24, 2006 | Steve
Why is it that the Pentecostal churches are exploding in growth across the world while churches with more standard theology…
The Death of Nations
July 17, 2006 | Steve
The Astraunauts who just landed were quoted as looking down on a peaceful and fragile earth and wishing that we…