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In Praise of Small Preaching
In the world of sports, the marginal gains theory has received widespread acceptance. The doctrine of marginal gains suggests that once a baseline of performance is established, additional gains become increasingly difficult to accomplish. However, by making tiny improvements across multiple areas, the cumulative gains have an exponential effect. The same is true for preaching.
What do we mean by “Conviction & Imagination”?
Why would Harbor Network value “Conviction & Imagination”? Why hold these two together? Better yet, how can you hold these two together?
3 Essential Resources for the Worship Leader
When it comes to thinking through and writing liturgy, we can all get stuck. One of the graces of our modern age is that resources are everywhere and here are 3 of my favorite when thinking through planning a Sunday worship gathering.
4 Things I Learned Serving in Kids Ministry
I found myself in a unique situation. I’m not entirely sure where the idea came from — maybe it was the Father’s Day mojo? — but I decided to volunteer in our children’s ministry for both services. Here are four things that I’ve been thinking about since Sunday.
How to Plant a Church, Not a Service
How are you to plant a church instead of just planting a service? And, the reason that I want to answer this is that I think a lot of pastors go into church planting, but really their heart is that they just want to put together a really good worship service.
9 Reasons Why Lead Pastors Should Preach Less
One of the sacred cows elder pluralities are reluctant to touch is the sacred area of lead-pastor preaching. Let’s touch it.
Pastoring in a Secular Age
Mike Cosper sketches out four things about ministry in a post-Christian culture, ranging from the effects of modernity on the Church, to ways to think about evangelism, to why the Star Wars prequels sucked.
