The email said, “Mark, we’d like you to address this topic: ‘Are We Training Our Pastors Wrong?’” Now, there’s a good way to alienate...

In his book, Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury depicted book-burning as a way to control the masses. The government in that dystopian...

Churches with an evangelism strategy have many more baptisms, some 60% more. The key is to be intentional and specific when seeking the...

In the third grade, my buddy Jimmy let me borrow his new glasses. I shouted, “Hey Mom, when you wear these glasses, you can see every...

My mother’s favorite story is from her childhood. It was about a little girl who needed new shoes, but foolishly spent her money on a...

Change just to change is bad, but change to make a difference for the cause of Christ is a very good thing. So, what’s the best way to...

When I led a Sunday School class for our church’s college students, I was astounded one Sunday when one long-time Christian and faithful...

Few people know that I majored in broadcasting in college and that my masters is in communications management. From time to time I dip...

Having a background in orality puts me in interesting situations at times. I think we all recognize that most people in America,...

In Montreal, Canada, a few years ago, I tore pages out of a novel and gave it to the 60 people attending the very first TruthSticks Bible...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been learning about a helpful skill for me and probably a few church leaders in the Cincinnati Area. That...

Pastor Begg’s Bad Advice Alistair Begg has been the pastor of a church in the Cleveland, OH, area for several decades. Although I have...

It is possible for churches to grasp the vision of movements and not bring systemic changes to keep it going. This is a call for taking...

After giving someone a nametag, a cup of joe and a donut, what more could they want from your small group?  But, then they turn to face a...

A local church invited me to be the “storyteller” at an evangelistic block party in a rural town. I had four sessions. In the first one,...

Many proclaim that everyone in their church is a missionary! Now you and every member in your church can be trained as missionaries. In...

Discussions of suicide have continued since meeting Matthew Sleeth, author of the Hope Always book. Just last weekend I was with Dane, my...

Birthday parties are always fun, but last weekend’s party ended up being a blessing for me and maybe for you, too. Peggy, my cousin,...

In my ministry, I often hear well-intentioned men and women give their testimony. Is there a better way? How is it possible to improve...

Congratulations and praise God that someone new has accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Now what? Give them a quarterly and plop...