Pastoral Leadership
Being a 1st century pastor in the 21st century.
The Church We Forgot: Pt 2 - Shared Elders vs. Solo Pastor
How the Early Church’s Model of Shared Leadership Became the Modern Solo-Pastor-as-CEO Model
The New Testament pattern for church leadership is unmistakably plural. So how did a body of elders become a solo pastor carrying everything? The history is clear.
When the Sermon Became the Job
The Shepherd's Inversion
The average pastor spends 14 hours a week preparing a monologue and 6 hours being with people. Somewhere along the way, the sermon became the job — and the shepherd became the speaker.
The Church We Forgot: Pt 1 - Ekklesia vs. "Church"
What the Word Actually Meant — and How a Building Replaced a People
The early church didn’t have worship bands, sermon series, or children’s ministry wings. They had each other. They had homes. They had bread and wine and prayer and the apostles’ teaching.
Roman Roads, Printing Presses, and AI
What the Church Has Always Done with New Tools — and Why This Time Shouldn’t Be Different
"AI will generate slop." "AI replaces God." "AI replaces the Spirit." I've heard all three. One is right, one is wrong, and one I agree with completely.