The Danger of Practical Preaching
One of my earliest pieces, still why I champion expository preaching.
What Kind of Pastor Am I?
It’s not so much your method as what you’re dispensing. Lee Eclov, Leadership Journal, February 2014 (web only) “Recently I have become really confused about ministry,” the email said. It was from a pastor with 15 years of ministry experience. He said he was unsettled by the “wide variety of methods when it comes to […]
In It for the Long Haul
Forget metrics. The pastor’s job is to find success when it’s invisible. Lee Eclov, Leadership Journal, Summer 2015 In the classic movie based on a true story, Remember the Titans, Coach Herman Boone takes a deeply divided high school team and builds them into champions, beginning with an intense, exhausting two-week camp in the heat […]
The Neglected Power of Blessing
These words are your birthright, who you are, why we are different from others.
Prepare Your Soul to Preach
The hardest part of sermon preparation may be dealing with our own souls. This article appeared in PreachingToday.com, Sept. 2014.
First Runner-Up
It is hard to be the one who isn’t chosen for a church position. Here are some things I learned. Originally this article was a “Name Withheld” article. After all, who wants to be known as the guy who nobody wanted? A month after this came out I was hired at the church where I still serve.