In Connecting People to Church (2025), Gary L. McIntosh remarks, “Evangelism without connection produces spiritual orphans; connection without evangelism produces a stagnant club” (McIntosh 2025, 1). The image of the…
The Solo Pastor: A Book for Weary Pastors in Small Churches
In 2023, Baker Books released The Solo Pastor by Gary L. McIntosh. This book is a practical guide for pastors leading churches with limited staff, resources, and support systems. Drawing…
A Pastoral Triad: Three Distinct Books, One Pastoral Conversation with Gary L. McIntosh
Gary L. McIntosh may have started my ecclesiological deconstruction before I knew I was constructing anything. I will talk about that later. For that, I need to thank Gary L.…
A Prayer To Resist the Age (Matthew 6:9-13)
The pattern of prayer, as taught by Jesus in Matthew 6:9-13, teaches us to fix our lives and minds on God through specific, theological, and confessional petitions. It is not…
Blessings and Benedictions from Scripture for the Church
A few years ago, I read through the Old and New Testaments looking for blessings and benedictions to use at the beginning or end of sermon messages and prayers. Occasionally,…