First Person Archives - Page 29 of 48

First person: Lessons from post-game disagreements

June 30, 2024

We have been married too long to make the mistake we made last fall.

First person: Reflecting on the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force

June 29, 2024

Associational missionary Robin Foster reflects on his work with the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force.

First person: How caddying can offer lessons to ‘second-chair leaders’

June 28, 2024

Luke Francis, executive pastor for First Light Church, shares his love for golf and how caddying can offer leadership lessons.

black and white bird flying over the building during daytime

First person: Finding wisdom in a world of confusion

June 27, 2024

So much of what happens in our fallen world is both puzzling and bewildering. Sometimes we question, doubt, and even challenge God due to our lack of understanding. The greater the heartache, the more quickly we jump to conclusions …

Keys to make summer count as a college minister

June 24, 2024

These “keys” are pointed more for campus-based ministry; however, they can prove to be helpful to church based collegiate ministers as well.

First person: Self-absorption results in great loss

June 22, 2024

He preserved his smartphone at all costs, even if it meant potentially ending lives.

First person: 5 things I learned in Indianapolis

June 21, 2024

As I made the nine-hour trek from Pennsylvania to Indianapolis for the 2024 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, I never could have imagined what a dynamic learning experience it would turn out to be.

First person: What drives church leaders out of ministry?

June 20, 2024

“No, no, no. Not him!” was my first thought when I heard the tragic story. It was one of my close pastor friends who was terminated from a church. I couldn’t believe the news. “Why, God? Why?”