Check out the new Christian Media Magazine

Most of you know I’m the Editor of Christian Media Magazine. What you probably don’t know if I just finished overseeing a long rebranding project. We worked with my friends, the good people of Sheepish Design – who by the way could really help out...

Church Leadership Essentials is Now Available in Print

My book Church Leadership Essentials: What Every Pastor Needs to Know is now available in print. The book has done very well as an ebook on Kindle and has 5 star reviews (thank you). Personally, I like to hold a book in my hand and keep it on a shelf in my office. I...

My Interview with Rich Birch

Watch this video of Rich Birch interviewing me for the unSeminary Podcast on ways to create an irresistible church in 2014. We based this conversation around a chapter of my book Church Leadership Essentials. Listen in on this episode for some practical insights on...

Using Social Media to Promote Christmas

I came to know pastor Peter Haas through my work with ARC (Association of Related Churches) about 4 years ago. He was an up-and-coming church planter and lead an amazing church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can keep up with him at peterhaas.org. Peter is the author...

Diving into Social Media

 Mark 2: 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins. Follow me now, and please don’t take this as an exegesis of this...

The Good of Social Media

Our world has watched in horror and shock as the Philippines was devastated by a typhoon. All forms of media have been buzzing with up-to-date news coverage and stories of search, rescue, survival, and death. I’ve been amazed at the use of social media to help...