John Sanders

As a pastor ministering in a pandemic, I now know today’s challenges will not be solved with yesterday’s solutions. What if I gathered the best, brightest, and most faith-filled friends in my circle to spend 48 hours addressing the best ways to minister to our community?

Do you have people who help you as you navigate through the thousands of decisions you’re required to make each and every week? All of us, no matter our age, academic status, or professional accomplishments, need coaching. Here are a few of the many benefits of having a coach:

Think about areas in your life that may be suffering from neglect. How’s your relationship with God? Are you feeding your mind and soul with His Word, or are you allowing the distance to create an ideal environment for something distasteful to fill you?

What if someone told you that you could get something totally amazing for free? No cost. Not even for shipping and handling.

We’ve got a lot of time on our hands these days. A lot of people are taking advantage of the time in between Zoom meetings and homeschooling their kiddos to develop a new habit – reading the Bible.

Church leaders, as frustrating as remote ministry may be, the anxiety many Americans are experiencing, coupled with their need to stave off boredom with digital content, presents you the best

Football. Badminton. Rugby. Laser tag. Curling. There’s nothing quite like the excitement and drama of sports, though the jury’s still deliberating on the veracity of the United States

These days, it seems everything has changed. Life will get back to normal soon enough, but one thing will be constant: change. From stay-at-home to working mom…hard-driving exec to

Years ago, I didn’t care about Thomas the Tank Engine. Not even a little bit. In fact, I didn’t know very much about Thomas, except that he was

“Hectic” does not even come close to describing the last seven days. I was supposed to be out of town at a pastor’s conference and was looking forward to

I’ve been reading and watching the news lately which probably explains the twitch developing in my right eye. At the risk of besmirching the Fourth Estate, most coverage of

I love Wednesday afternoons. Now you might expect, especially since I have the job of professional-church guy, that I love Wednesday afternoons because I’m beside myself with excitement, eagerly

I’ll never forget preparing for my first sermon. I was 19 years old, newly married, and scared out of my mind. My initial outline, which I had labored for

That’s just how God made stuff: He left it to us to provide intentional and thoughtful care for His creation to ensure continued health.