Pastoral Leadership
Being a 1st century pastor in the 21st century.
What Happens When You Ask the Hard Question
On Church Boards, Undershepherds, and the Cost of Caring Enough to Speak Up
The people who care the most about a church are the ones most likely to get hurt - because they're the ones who eventually say something. A healthy church receives hard questions as gifts, not threats
We Don’t Accept That Baptism
On Membership Cards, Denominational Walls, and What It Cost to Choose Community Over Conviction
"We don't accept the Assembly of God baptism." I was already a follower of Jesus. Already baptized. But the denomination required it again — in their water. What I did next surprised even me.
The Last Command of Jesus
The Most Under-Preached Words Jesus Ever Spoke — and Why Philippians 2:12 Means Something Different Than You’ve Been Told
Jesus's last command — "love one another as I have loved you" — is the most under-preached instruction in Christianity. And Philippians 2:12? Every word is plural. It was never about you alone.
The Church We Forgot: Pt 2 - Shared Elders vs. Solo Pastor
How the Early Church’s Model of Shared Leadership Became the Modern Solo-Pastor-as-CEO Model
The New Testament pattern for church leadership is unmistakably plural. So how did a body of elders become a solo pastor carrying everything? The history is clear.
When the Sermon Became the Job
The Shepherd's Inversion
The average pastor spends 14 hours a week preparing a monologue and 6 hours being with people. Somewhere along the way, the sermon became the job — and the shepherd became the speaker.
The Church We Forgot: Pt 1 - Ekklesia vs. "Church"
What the Word Actually Meant — and How a Building Replaced a People
The early church didn’t have worship bands, sermon series, or children’s ministry wings. They had each other. They had homes. They had bread and wine and prayer and the apostles’ teaching.
Roman Roads, Printing Presses, and AI
What the Church Has Always Done with New Tools — and Why This Time Shouldn’t Be Different
"AI will generate slop." "AI replaces God." "AI replaces the Spirit." I've heard all three. One is right, one is wrong, and one I agree with completely.