The Good Book Blog: Church Life

Lessons on Leadership Pt. 3 “Choosing the Right Leaders”

Ben Shin — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:36:00 -0700

Choosing the right leaders helps determine good leadership. This is true for every organization that requires leadership. Even the business world understands this important axiom. Jim Collins, for example, in his book Good to Great, uses the...

Spiritual Formation and the Church

Kyle Strobel — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:39 -0700

The primary question I hear when I go to conferences, or when people in full-time ministry reach out to me, is “What does spiritual formation look like in the church?” They often want a simple answer, but there is no simple answer. There are many...

Lessons on Leadership Pt. 2 “Multiplying Mentorship”

Ben Shin — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:47:00 -0700

The whole mentorship movement continues to increase in popularity, especially within the church. Many young people today are seeking out mentors. This even seems to be a value for the younger generation. But in actuality, this movement is not a...

Mass Baptisms and Our Moment

Ed Stetzer — Fri, 08 May 2026 10:44:00 -0700

Recently, the Orange County Register asked me to comment on the recent mass baptisms in California. Images of mass baptisms have circulated widely across social media and news outlets. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people are entering the...

Lessons on Leadership Pt. 1 "Paying Close Attention to Yourself"

Ben Shin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:32:00 -0700

Leadership in the church is certainly not an easy task. It requires great diligence, faithfulness, time, energy, competence and spirituality. The weekly demands of a pastor, for example, are much more than just preparing a sermon (even though the...

5 Urgent Evangelical Challenges in the Coming Years

Ed Stetzer — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:37 -0800

Many say it been a tough decade for us evangelical Christians. The media say that Christianity is in great decline. We hear that most young adults dropped out of evangelical churches and that everyone hates us. The actual numbers tell a...

Sunday Journeys: God Heart for the Nations at Bethlehem Baptist Church

Ed Stetzer — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:41:00 -0800

When I preach at a church, I often share some observations that might be helpful to others. I call this “Sunday Journeys.” Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis has been a special church for many years. I saw that in 2013 when I preached there...

Letting the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly

Kevin Lawson — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:22:02 -0800

Put on then, as God chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you...

Que la Palabra de Cristo More en Abundancia en Ti

Kevin Lawson — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:21:47 -0800

Vestíos, pues, como escogidos de Dios, santos y amados, de entrañable misericordia, de benignidad, de humildad, de mansedumbre, de paciencia; soportándoos unos a otros, y perdonándoos unos a otros si alguno tuviere queja contra otro. De la manera...

An Appreciation For Our Pastors

Ben Shin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:37:31 -0800

“Pastor, I know I never said anything over the last ten years that you served as our pastor, but I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you for all that you’ve done for our church.” These are familiar words of thanks and...