by Keith Myer | Feb 23, 2026 | BLOG
There’s a story in the Old Testament that features one of the concepts we teach. Now, don’t get me wrong… the Bible isn’t affirming something modern psychology invented. Instead, we learn about human nature from Scripture, and social scientists eventually gave it a...
by Dean Kuest | Feb 12, 2026 | BLOG
Even though I serve as a pastor to other pastors, I also have a coach because I truly believe that every coach needs a coach. In a conversation we had last month, he challenged me with something I have been ruminating on… “What we run from pursues us. What we face...
by Dean Kuest | Jan 14, 2026 | BLOG
Jesus did not call people of one ideology to follow him. Jesus is for all people. In his small band of twelve disciples (Matthew 10:1-4), we find Simon the Zealot, and we find Matthew, the tax collector. Why is this significant? The Zealots were a movement during the...
by April Brooks | Jan 6, 2026 | BLOG
On my way to take my grandson to a birthday party yesterday, we came to a 4-way stop. Above, a blinking red light alerted drivers at the intersection. Lost in thought and fighting a headache, I sat staring at that red light for a full five seconds, waiting for it to...
by Dean Kuest | Dec 11, 2025 | BLOG
Let me share a Christmas memory that was a personal revelation to just how tough the season can be for church leaders. After eight years of planting a church in Seattle, I returned to lead a campus at a large Arizona church, where the holiday expectations were intense...
by Dean Kuest | Nov 13, 2025 | BLOG
Have you ever felt like you might crumble under the weight of all the things you think you should know, but don’t? Just this week, I was coaching a young Lead Pastor—just in his early 30s—who’s stepping into a brand-new ministry situation for the first...
