The Pastor's Common

Waco, thank you. What a great day together.

Our first ever Preaching Lab in Waco reminded us again that pastors don’t just need more time to learn. We need spaces to be encouraged, sharpened, and reminded why preaching matters in the first place.

Grateful for every pastor and ministry leader who showed up ready to grow and add new tools to the tool belt. From conversations over coffee to sessions that challenged us to preach Christ more clearly and faithfully, it was a needed day.

The goal is never just better sermons. It’s gospel centered preaching that forms disciples, reaches people far from God, and helps churches embody good news in their cities.

Special thanks to Yancey Arrington and Matthew Kim for investing in pastors and serving us so well. Also grateful to John Durham and Highland Baptist Church for hosting us with such generosity.

Pastors, keep preaching Jesus. The gospel still changes people.

Check out this article from author, thinker, & pastor Daniel Yang, as he offers a persepctive we tend to miss when it comes to war & conflict.

"The way that the Kingdom expands is hugely different from the way human empires expand. Often when empires expand, the collateral — and sometimes intended — damage is the creation of widows, orphans, poor, and displaced. But when the Kingdom expands, it is the caring for the least of these that makes good out of what should probably never be labeled good unto itself."

War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing - The Pastor's Common By Daniel Yang, Senior Director of Global Mission and Church Movements at World Relief. Prior to that, he was the Director of the Church Multiplication Institute at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. Daniel has been a pastor, church planter, engineer, and technology consultant. Daniel is a sou...

Pastors and ministry leaders in Waco and Central Texas, this is for you!Join us for The Art of Preaching & Teaching Lab on May 7 at Highland Baptist Church in Waco.

Learn from Dr. Matthew Kim (Truett Seminary) and Dr. Yancey Arrington (Clear Creek Community Church) as they help us grow in preaching that connects, moves people, and forms disciples.

It’s a morning to sharpen your craft, learn alongside other pastors, and be encouraged in your calling.

🕘 9:00AM – 1:30PM
🍽️ Lunch Provided
📍 Highland Baptist Church | Waco, TX
📲 Register now: https://forms.gle/LNqMnrmYK78hiDxS9

Hey pastors and ministry leaders in El Paso and the surrounding region! Join us for our Spiritual Formation Lab on April 30.

We’ll hear from Pastor Izzy Mendez (ACC Downtown) on A Theology of Formation for Today’s Church Leaders and Pastor Danny Rangel (BT Church) on Crafting a disciple-making framework for your context. We’ll also have a panel with local pastors.

🕘 9:00AM – 1:00PM
🍽️ Lunch Provided
📍 El Paso, TX (El Paso Baptist Association)
📲 Register now: https://forms.gle/kZuqr3fX8d9gq3c37

It’s a space to think deeply about formation, strengthen your disciple-making culture, and be encouraged alongside other leaders around El Paso!

Main home - The Pastor's Common Technology and the Gospel Episode page Episode 19 Conversations 9:56 Biblical Prophecy Episode 1 Theology 14:08 What is the role of prophecy in the Church today? Should believers continue to pursue new revelation? Dr. Bob Utley and David Miranda discuss biblical prophecy using the book of Daniel as....

When worship is interrupted, we feel it.
When our neighbors suffer, do we?

“It was the religious elite that Amos was condemning for practicing a form of worship that steps over the wounded on its way to the altar.”

A pastoral reflection on protest, sacred space, and the uneasy questions the church must be willing to ask.

When Protest Comes Into the Sanctuary & Why It Should Hurt Us All - The Pastor's Common By David Foster, Director of the Pastor’s Common Last Sunday, a worship service at Cities Church was interrupted by demonstrators protesting certain immigration policies, in addition to one of the lay elders of Cities Church serving as Field Director for the Federal Immigration and Customs Enfo....

Had an incredible time at the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting!! From the dinner where we heard from Mark DeYmaz about the state of church economics, to the podcast conversations we filmed, it was all fun!

Abilene treated us so well and it was life giving to learn, collaborate, and gather with both familiar faces and new friends. The future & current state of church leadership is bright. Grateful for the conversations, the connections, and the Kingdom work happening across our state.

Already excited for 2026. Cannot wait to see what God does next. 🙌