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We get it - we lost half our church. Here are the top three reasons it was completely...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Reflecting on the Long Beach Fishbowl, an incredible night of learning from LGBTQ+ Christians among us, attended by...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Theological diversity means faithful Jesus followers disagree at times, even on important things like how to love LGBTQ+...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The message we're hearing clearly is “there are more of us out here who want to understand how...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Leading in a hard season can take its toll. But the practices that grow inclusive, vibrant teams really...
  • Soul, Teams
We’re wrapping up 2022 with a future orientation. Let’s talk about what gives us hope in this new...
  • Big Picture
We don’t write with glee about what's rotten in evangelicalism. Everything we’re describing, we’ve been part of. This...
  • Big Picture
What does “post evangelical” mean to us? Here’s the first in a short series of joint musings. There...
  • Big Picture
Two pastors reflect honestly on their very different sabbatical experiences and what they might suggest for others....
  • Soul
We hurt our people when we insist they meet the expectations of the evangelical industrial machine, on production...
  • Big Picture
So often religious leaders lean in hard on the should’s. We’ve been there. But there’s a better approach...
  • Teams
Please don’t hear these 7 spiritual micro-practices as essentials for you. These are ideas meant to stir your...
  • Soul
Our take on why so many pastors want to quit these days (or are hesitant to begin in...
  • Soul
When you read the bible a certain way, heretics are everywhere. But is that the way we're meant...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
An interview with the creators of #AffirmingSunday, a national campaign to welcome LGBTQ+ people into affirming churches on...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Guest Posts
Why "multivocal" preaching? Why include more voices? Why decenter the single story, the solo preacher, on Sunday mornings?...
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Teams
"Is it ok to walk away from a toxic system or relationship?" Sometimes more than ok, it's necessary....
  • Big Picture
So many great questions emerged during our LEAD WITH… Out Being an A$$hole webinar this past week. We're...
  • Teams