Leadership 8/8

Jul 13, 20122 min read

Are we raising up volunteers or leaders?

Last week I read a great article on the Catalyst website which asked whether churches were developing leaders or simply recruiting...

Apr 13, 20126 min read

What Counts as Plagiarism in a Sermon?

Here’s an article from Desiring God on plagiarism I ran across recently. The question of plagiarism in sermon preparation is rather...

Jan 1, 201210 min read

What Makes Business Christian?

When someone thinks about their work being “Christian,” all kinds of disturbing images come to mind. Opening a beauty salon called “A Cut...

Nov 25, 20112 min read

35 Values I Wish I Had Possessed When I Started Pastoring 10 Years Ago

People often ask me what I wish I had known when I started pastoring 10 years ago. This list represents 35 different things, ranging from...

Jun 21, 20113 min read

In light of global lostness, excellence must be balanced by “good enough.”

I hear it said a lot that because God deserves our best (which he does), everything we do on the weekend should have the highest...

Jun 16, 20113 min read

Plumb Line # 3: “The church is not an audience, it’s an army.”

Plumb lines are a series of short, pithy statements that we, at the Summit, use as rallying points for our staff. They are a way to...