Rethinking the Chessboard
Week by week, many pastors pour heart, soul, and tireless work into crafting a compelling Sunday service.
Statement on COVID-19
Redeemer City to City (CTC) continues to closely monitor updates about COVID-19 and its ever-changing impact on cities and their residents around the world. Our first priority is the health and safety of all, particularly the most vulnerable who are most at risk for medical complications. CTC is in full operation and staff are working […]
Why is Coaching Church Planters Important?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
What Gospel-Shaped Worship Enables (Part 1)
Who is a worship service for? I remember asking myself that question as a second-year seminary student. Clearly, the goal of worship is to glorify God, first and foremost. But which kinds of people are expected to be in a worship service? Certainly, Christians are to gather for worship. But passages like 1 Corinthians 14, where Paul […]
Movements Run on Stories
When I was a child, I used to write fearlessly.
A Letter to Pastors Like Me
As a church planter turned pastor, I’m tempted to believe almost anything about myself.
Learning to Fail
Over a period of 12 years, I planted two churches in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Don’t Waste Your Preaching: An Interview with Jordan Rice
City to City: How would you define “contextualization”? Jordan Rice: I would define contextualization as using the gospel to answer the questions that people actually have—to approach a text first seeking Biblical truth and a commitment to what God has revealed to us in scripture; then, answering the questions that people actually are asking in […]
The Top Ten Things the Woman Married to Your Pastor Wants You to Know
What misconceptions do people have about the pastor’s wife?
Lessons Learned from 30 Years in Ministry
You may have read that if you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it. That’s part of the reason it’s important to rehearse our history and review the mistakes that we’ve made. We’ve tried to learn from our mistakes, which is really the only thing you can do with a mistake — learn […]