Micah Lang
Jesus is a better minister than you. And that's okay.
Are you trying to be what only Jesus can be? When was the last time you felt like a failure? Every Sunday, I walk down from the pulpit...
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Micah Lang
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Small discipleship matters greatly
Where does discipleship happen most effectively? In a world that values the big and flashy, it might be tempting to say that the most...
Micah Lang
- Jan 17
- 5 min
How to encourage your discouraged pastor
Yes, your pastor needs to be encouraged I have never met a pastor that needed less encouragement. Granted, I’m sure we all can think of a...
Micah Lang
- Aug 31, 2023
- 5 min
Gospel ministry requires lament
Great joys turn to great sorrows Just a few months ago, I rejoiced with some dear brothers in ministry at how God was blessing my...
Micah Lang
- Jun 19, 2023
- 5 min
Christian, think "incarnationally"
Two all-too-familiar dangers We live in a confusing and broken world. And Christians often struggle to know how to best engage and reach...
Micah Lang
- Apr 18, 2023
- 5 min
Finding "balance" as a bivocational pastor
Could you keep this up for 40 years? Early on in my ministry, I felt a deep conviction that I wanted to be a marathon-pastor. I wanted to...
Micah Lang
- Apr 7, 2023
- 3 min
Pastor, it's okay to be "simple" this Easter
Battling expectations As a friend of mine once said, “Easter is like the Super Bowl Sunday of the Christian world!” Many pastors and...
Micah Lang
- Jan 5, 2023
- 7 min
The rare jewel of pastoral contentment
9 questions to assess your heart Pastor, do you need heart surgery? It is said that the average length of service for pastors in America...
Micah Lang
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
8 Values for Gospel Partnership
We need a Kingdom mindset A life obsessed with making Jesus known will partner with others to see his kingdom grow. This is the example...
Micah Lang
- Aug 19, 2022
- 5 min
Soul-Care as Mission?
Do they feel cared for? I have a few friends that I meet with regularly that are not (currently) believers in Jesus. We grab coffee and...
Micah Lang
- Aug 5, 2022
- 6 min
Take notes in the storm
Recently, I was invited by a good friend and pastor to join him on a podcast to talk about what God has been teaching us in the midst of...
Micah Lang
- May 27, 2022
- 12 min
What the Bible says about life in the womb
Working toward a theology for the Church This is part 1 in a collaborative series on the sanctity of life and abortion. A particular aim...
Micah Lang
- May 12, 2022
- 5 min
When to pursue and when to wait
The heartache of pastoring those who stray One of the deepest struggles I know as a small-town pastor is when I pour out my life to...
Micah Lang
- Mar 23, 2022
- 8 min
Why unity is so important in your church
The new norm: division and divisiveness Unfortunately, I have experienced the sorrow of division. Growing up, my dad sought to be a...
Micah Lang
- Feb 26, 2022
- 8 min
Pastor, prioritize the "mini-retreat"
Craving a “date” with Jesus Pastoral ministry comes with some of the greatest joys and deepest sorrows. I remember a particularly...
Steve Thompson
- Nov 9, 2021
- 5 min
Book Review: Deserted by God? (Sinclair Ferguson)
If you’ve been a Christian for more than 10 minutes, you’ve learned the bitter truth that the Christian life can still be a life filled...
Micah Lang
- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
5 reasons to be a church member
Two cultural obstacles Not everyone who attends a church is a member of that church. Have you ever thought about that? Just because...
Micah Lang
- Feb 13, 2021
- 5 min
5 things to pray when your hero falls
Ravi is not the first, and won’t be the last Many of us in the evangelical world have been reeling from the results of the investigation...
Micah Lang
- Feb 1, 2021
- 7 min
Receiving criticism well (even when it’s terrible)
The “critique” I remember my first “critique” in art school. It was Drawing 1 and when the professor walked around the room and gave his...
Micah Lang
- Sep 10, 2020
- 5 min
Should we call church leaders “pastors”?
Exploring the Biblical motif Most evangelical circles use the term “pastor” to refer to those who lead the church. This name comes...
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