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Speaking Truth to Power:

Finding Hope in Uncertainty

When Things Fall Apart:

Engaging Youth in Church: Why Participation Matters More Than Programs

Embracing the Opportunity: How Churches Can Grow and Serve an Aging America

Reclaiming Sacred Spaces: Why Mainline Churches Should Keep Their Buildings

Only Through Prayer

My Conversation on Theology Meets World with Jake Doberenz

Choosing a Church Home: Balancing Family, Faith, and Ministry

Faith, Politics, and Transformation: Burge’s Horseshoe Theory Meets Root’s Triangle

Why Confession is Not Enough

Redefining Failure: A Pastor’s Reflection on Community and Commitment

Why Enthusiasm is the Game-Changer in Leadership

The Bread of Life

Rethinking the 'Anxiety-Repentance-Relief' Model in Worship and Social Justice

The Evolution of Christian Practices and Cultural Adaptation

Why churches need to be more Exclusive.

Jesus and the Closeness-Communication Bias

Church After Doom

A ministry-centered Sunday-morning experience

Redefining Success: A Christian Perspective on Failure, Faithfulness, and the Future of Church

A quasi-Review of Stephen Presley's "Cultural Sanctification"

The Problem of Parental Perspective in Process Theology

Is it possible to create a perfect organization?

Towards an Empire-Crucifixion Theology

Is Human Flourishing truly possible without Divine Intervention?

The Secret Sauce of Pastoral Ministry

Andrew Root's Ministry in a Secular Age Series

Alone or Together: The Dilemma of Modern Relationships and Society

Humility and Love: Should Christians even care?

Dying to Find New Life

Root's Pastor in a Secular Age

Hamartiology & Houselessness

Ethics on the Sidelines: Gambling Scandals, Objectivism, and the Quest for Virtue in Sports, Politics, and Business.

Does your heart break?

Are truth claims racist?

Want to evangelize the poor? Pay them more!

Sacred Suffering - what the heck?

The Formula to Faith Formation

Progressive Christianity moves people out of church.

The physicality of faith formation

Beyond Relevance: Navigating the Perils of Church Engagement in a Culture-Obsessed Society

Transformative Triangles: Exploring Ted Lasso, Andrew Root, and the Dynamics of Modern Beliefs

Idols of Violence