America: A City on a Hill?

As the cofounder and president of a global family of churches and campus ministries, I try to avoid commenting on local or national events. That is the role of local church pastors and regional team leaders. However, the violent and tragic events that...

My Top 10 Books of 2020

Three times in the past week, different leaders from around the world have asked me to recommend books on various topics pertaining to leadership. I took that as a gentle reminder that it is time to post my annual top ten book list. As you peruse my list,...

A Post-Election Post: Kings and Kingdoms Will All Pass Away

While my wife was watching the USA election results last night, I was on a Zoom call with an Every Nation leader who serves as our national director in a restricted nation, where the military and police regularly harass Christians, arrest pastors, and close churches.

Leadership Crash Course

There are a few aspects of leadership that don't change. Looking at the example of David in Psalm 78, we see three lessons that we're going to talk about today.

Run From Fame

Jesus wasn’t impressed with fame or celebrity. His goal was to make disciples, not gather crowds. Unfortunately, it’s far too common to see people today chase fame and crowd sizes instead of focusing on discipleship. In today's message, as we...

Biblical Civil Disobedience

BIBLICAL CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE—We’ve heard a lot about civil disobedience lately, but we haven’t heard a lot about biblical civil disobedience. What makes certain types of civil disobedience biblical and other types unbiblical? We’re going to talk...

The Leadership Runway

THE LEADERSHIP RUNWAY—You may think this doesn't apply to you, but if you're leading a small group, a department, a children's ministry, or serving as a pastor, at some point, you will transition from your current role. That transition will...

Adrian Crawford Interview on the “Street Theology” Podcast

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Adrian Crawford on his Street Theology podcast. We discussed topics including the following: My early days in ministry The importance prioritizing family over career A healthy framework for...

Our Ministry Identity

OUR MINISTRY IDENTITY—How we self-identify and introduce ourselves to others is so important. In this message, I walk through Romans 1:1 and talk about Paul's great example of how leaders should define and establish themselves in relation to...

End Times Hysteria

END TIMES HYSTERIA—Whatever we think about the end times, our mission as Christians remains the same: “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel.” (Mark 16:15) Today, I'm going to discuss three passages that highlight what our focus as...

“Daddy, Am I Black?”

NASHVILLE—Back in 2013, I wrote a book called 100 Years From Now about Every Nation's mission, values, and culture. One of the chapters addresses Every Nation's intentional commitment to building a multiethnic and multicultural family of churches. With all...

Habits for a Healthy Heart

HABITS FOR A HEALTHY HEART—Our success as spiritual leaders comes down to two things: our heart and our habits. In today's message, I want to talk about how to cultivate spiritual habits for a healthy heart.

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