Where There Is No Vision…
For the second time in my life, I am going to a physical therapist (or is it “terrorist”?). I was first assigned a therapist after I tore apart my Achilles tendon during a USTA tennis match. It was...
View ArticleFour Implications of the Great Commission for the Local Church and Missions
In my previous post, I took up the question of what the Bible has to say about the relationship between the local church and missions. I began by looking at the words of Jesus in Matthew 16:13-20....
View ArticleQ&A With Mark Dever
Western Seminary is partnering with 9Marks to put on a conference about building healthy churches, to be held at Hinson Baptist Church, March 31-April 1. Speakers at this conference include Mark Dever,...
View ArticleFour Ways to Deal Effectively With Criticism
This is the second in a three-part series addressing the topic of criticism. Last week, we looked at three reasons criticism can lead to ministry burnout. In this week’s post, Chad Hall provides...
View ArticleThree Guidelines for Giving Good Feedback
This is the final installment in a three-part series addressing the topic of criticism. The first installment discussed three reasons criticism can lead to ministry burnout. The second looked at four...
View ArticlePaul J. Pastor: The Listening Day
Western alumnus (M.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies) Paul J. Pastor just released The Listening Day: Meditations on the Way, Volume 1, a distinctive collection of 90 (plus one) devotional...
View ArticleSee You At The Bottom
Teaching Leadership here at Western, I have amassed numerous books written to inspire success and greatness. Among them are Good to Great, Stand Out, Serial Winner, How Successful People Think, and...
View ArticleMinistry Highlight: The Verity Fellowship
As a woman called to teach the Word, I’m often looking for ministries or resources that better equip me to teach women. When I discover a good resource or get to be a part of a ministry that helps...
View ArticleTwo Cravings that Harm the Church
There’s a reason that Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” the second greatest song of all time (just under Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”). In many ways, this...
View ArticleA Time to be Vigilant
Earlier this month, I came across a disturbing article in the Wall Street Journal, “First, They Came for the Biologists.” Dr. Heather Heying, a biology professor who taught at Evergreen State College...
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