Posts in Ministry

Yesterday was a great day. I had lunch at one of my favorite BBQ restarants with my favorite seminary professor. Dr. Don Sunukjian has been a great role model and influence for me in ministry. This is evidenced by the fact that I still remember and use his preaching principles 17 years after taking his class.

As I sat there at that lunch, I furiously scribbled a page and a half of ideas. After everyone else left, I stayed back and talked with Don for an hour about what I thought was missing in the seminary curriculum. I suggested five classes that seminaries need to teach.

Leadership, MinistryThien DoanOctober 28, 2016Comment

Are You Facing a Spiritual Desert?

You are going through a frustratingly difficult season right now. For some reason, even though you are a person of faith, God seems to be a million miles away. Your faith is dry and you just feel stuck. You want to experience life and joy, but instead you are faced with boring monotony. You pray and seek God, but it seems like he has abandoned you.

Productivity, Ministry, Evangelism, FamilyThien DoanOctober 13, 2016Comment

The Rise of the "Nones"

We are in the middle of one of the greatest religious shifts in American history. We live during a time that the fastest growing religion, one that has more than doubled in the last 20 years, is what is categorized as the “none.” The term “none” refers to people who when asked to indicate their faith, they write “none.” They are the “religiously unaffiliated”.

Faith, Leadership, MinistryThien DoanOctober 13, 2016Comment