You can LISTEN to an audio version of this post by scrolling to the bottom. Also, feel free to subscribe on iTunes. Multiple companies exist, employing huggers who charge $20-$60 per hour to give purely platonic hugs. The website, RentAFriend,

As a 33-year-old, a strange thought is that my (future) grandchildren will realistically never have to drive. If the Lord tarries, at the end of my ministry, a new opportunity will open up for churches: More time will be given to families thanks to a l...

In this episode, Jeremy interviews Dr. Jeremy Wallace. Dr. Wallace is the pastor of Highland Park Baptist Church in Charleston, SC. The two Jeremy’s (LOL) team up to discuss how to be a more missional person and missional church.

  About one year ago, I developed a plan for how I would begin writing and publishing entire sermon series before preaching them. It took me nine months to get to the point of accomplishing this.   WHY?   I decided to move into this direction because I...

Yay! I’ve now written 1,000 blog posts. Since most of my posts average 550 words, I’ve written approximately 550,000 words. It is hard to believe I’ve written that much content over the years, and I’m so grateful to God for His favor to allow this.

As a pastor, I have to work hard to be around non-Christians consistently. A large majority of my friends are Christians. When I go to work, as a pastor, I am around Christians all day, every day.   In order to be around lost people,

In this episode, Jeremy interviews Holly Tate. Holly is the Director of Business Development at Vanderbloemen Search Group. Jeremy and Holly discuss new school church staffing and inbound marketing. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS For those not familiar with Holly...

Leaders are people who develop leaders. Its amazing how, as time has progressed and technology has improved, leadership development has evolved. Even moving forward the next few months, my team and I are making some tweaks to how we develop leaders.

I’ve noticed an interesting sociological truth in my 5 ½ years pastoring the same church. The longer one pastors a church, relationships become less transactional and more transformational. What is the difference?

Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar: You walk through the hallways of your office, school, or church, and people start talking to you in great depth about something you or someone else posted on social media. They express their thoughts,