Pastor Jeff Cloeter is my friend. I was a 23-year-old first-year student at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, when we met. Jeff was a wise...

I am so grateful for our partnership in the Gospel through the ULC. Following my 10-week sabbatical, I am fired up for our next season...

If you missed Part 1 of this series, here’s a quick summary: I shared about meeting J.D. Greear at a Summit Church leadership conference...

I met J.D. Greear at a leadership conference hosted by Summit Church. As we chatted during a break, I joked that I must be the token...

Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege—and challenge—of walking through profound transformation in the Church. At Christ...

May through early June is a time of many celebrations—Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, weddings, and of course graduations. This year, like...

“For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” — Romans 7:15 (ESV) If you’ve been...

Call Day is an annual event in the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod (LCMS). It takes place at our two Seminaries in St. Louis and Fort...

Many theologians and historians consider C.F.W. Walther (1811-1887) to be the godfather of confessional Lutheranism in America. He was an...

As ministry leaders, we often feel the pressure to pour ourselves into the people we serve: the congregation, the community, and the...

You have the clearest vision. You cast mission statements with passion and precision. But if your day-to-day communication with your team...

Shared with permission.  A friend of mine recently came to me heartbroken and confused, looking for advice. He had reached out to his...

To read Parts One and Two in this three-part blog series, click here: Following Jesus: Wrestling with Bonhoeffer –  Part One & Following...

To read Part One in this three-part blog series, click here: Following Jesus: Wrestling with Bonhoeffer – Part One . There’s a shift...

My name is Nate Hilton. I’m a Vicar at Christ Greenfield Church in Gilbert, Arizona. I’m a husband of 18 years and a father of three...

The mind of a child is so beautifully innocent. I love that. Growing up, heaven wasn’t a topic that came up much in my home—but like most...

Positional leadership is intoxicating. Striving and climbing and conquering rests upon the heart of every man. It seeps into the church...

Humans are hardwired for hope.  A preferred destination.  A place of plenty.  Not want.  We yearn for it.  Vision unrealized. For there ...

This is Part 2 of our two-part blog series on embracing local leadership development. Please see Part 1 of the series if you missed it...

This is Part 1 of a two-part blog series on embracing local leadership development. ( Starting Projects Through the Local Church: The Key...