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Help Me With My Unbelief

May 19, 2025

“Lord, I Do Believe. Help My Unbelief!” Has anybody prayed a prayer like that? 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church Health, Discipleship, Faith, Jesus, Pastoring

Healthy-Church Invest in Kingdom-Focus Ministry

February 17, 2025

In this life, it only takes a little bit of faith, faith that really cannot be measured, to be included in God’s kingdom.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Health, Faith, Gospel, Great Commission, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 36: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Church

March 5, 2025December 2, 2024

What is the impact of technology on churches and ministry?

Tags Christianity, Church, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

Navigating Conflict within Church Politics

November 4, 2024

Dear church congregants; Don’t make it hard for him. Be responsive, be prompt, and be cooperative in every way you can. You will give him such joy.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Church, Church Health, Counseling, Gospel, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 35: Trusting God in Difficult Times

February 28, 2025September 2, 2024

Trusting God in the twist and turns in the “unexpected moments”

Tags Christianity, Church, Counseling, Discipleship, Jesus, Pastoring

Leadership is Fighting Against Fear of Man

May 6, 2024

The issue of “fear of man” became my main focus rather than “fear of God” (Prov 1:7). In other words, as Ed Welch said it well, people became big, and God became small. 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Conflict, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Church Planting is Hard Work

April 15, 2024

I am thankful for little things, such as brothers in this church planter’s cohort that I am part of, as I journey through prayer and encouragement through God’s Word. Wouldn’t be here if it were not for these fellow pastors in this mission work! 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

5 Reason for Church Planting

April 1, 2024

Someone may say, “Don’t we have plenty of churches already? Why church planting?” Here are five reasons we believe in planting a church right here and right now. 

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Gospel, Great Commission, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Calling to Church Planting

February 5, 2024

Sola Church exists to Know Him and make Him known (Mark 16:15). 

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Gospel, Jesus, Leadership, Pastoring

Missional Task in the Country of the Rising Sun

November 20, 2023

Praying for the country of the rising sun to become one day known as the country of the Risen Son!

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Health, Counseling, Discipleship, Gospel, Great Commission, Ministry, Pastoring, Training

9 Tips for Choosing a Good Church

October 23, 2023

I believe without the doctrine of the church; Christians could not possibly exist.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Community, Discipleship, Gospel, Leadership, Pastoring

Pastoring is Weird

September 18, 2023

Pastoring is not just weird, pastoring is hard. Statistics show that 85% of seminary graduates who enter ministry will leave ministry in the first 5 years.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Anonymous Letter Belongs to the Trash

September 5, 2023September 4, 2023

Here are 3 reasons why anonymous letters are “useless” and goes straight to the trash pile in ministry settings. 

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Conflict, Discipleship, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

What are Useful Metrics for Spiritual Growth?

August 14, 2023

How can we help others grow in spiritual maturity? How can we help our children to be more Christ-like?

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church Health, Counseling, Discipleship, Jesus, Pastoring

10 Life Lesson Learned During a Busy Season

July 31, 2023

Be willing to make mistakes and learn from your mistakes.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Truth

The Necessity for Missional Alignment in Local Churches

June 26, 2023

1`What is a local church and why do they exist? If there’s no alignment, then everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes. 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Church, Church Health, Development, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

How Should Christians Respond to Pride Month?

June 12, 2023

How are Christians to respond to this entire month of June for being a Pride month? How can we model and emulate Christ amid all that people are going through? 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Conflict, Counseling, Discipleship, Faith, Pastoring, Theology, Truth

Forceful Termination of Pastors

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023

The number of ministers across denominational lines that either have or will experience forced termination is 1/3. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Counseling, Depression, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 33: Pride vs. Humility in Leadership

March 6, 2023

What do you do when you find “pride” in your pastor? How would you feel when you find out your “lead pastor” is maybe a control freak?

Tags Church, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

What is God’s Vision for the New Year?

January 16, 2023

Today in the 21st century, it is not easy being a Christian.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

8 Questions to Dig Deeper by Soul Searching

November 28, 2022

There is a sense of “fear of man” rather than “fear of God” There is a shrinking fear from those of wealth or position. There is a fear that someone will perhaps offend and drive punishment people away.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Conflict, Counseling, Discipleship, Leadership, Pastoring

What Do you Like Least about Ministry?

October 24, 2022

Pastoring is challenging in difficult times so embrace the joy of Christ. (1 Thess 5:16,18). 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Gospel, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 30: Sexual Abuse in the Church

June 13, 2022

This is a topic that should be a burdensome and grievous topic for all of us. Difficult topic, yet by the grace of God and His help we want to talk about this idea of sexual abuse despite the secrecy surrounding this topic. 

Tags Counseling, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 29: Why You Should Share the Pulpit

March 28, 2022

Why don’t pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front?

Tags Discipleship, Pastoring
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“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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