Keelan Cook

One Overlooked Role of Pastoral Ministry – Keelan Cook You know the old adage, 80 percent of the work is done by 20 percent of the people. Honestly, sometimes that even feels generous. Those of us who have pastored churches know the feeling. There always...

A drought of leadership often has more to do with faulty ministry paradigms than an actual lack of able servants.

Your Church's Vision is a Shot in the Dark if You Don't Understand Three Things – Keelan Cook “Church planter, you need a vision in order to successfully start your church.” “Pastor, if you want your church to be healthy again, your church needs a fresh vision.” You’ve heard those words....

Although the biblical mission of the church is unchanging, this mission must be accomplished in an ever-changing world.

Three-Fold Message of Salvation – Keelan Cook A weak understanding of sin results in a pale image of the gospel. We think of sin in narrow terms, we Westerners that is. When we talk about sin, we are usually referring to the bad things we do that...

A weak understanding of sin results in a pale image of the #gospel. ift.tt/60D8dBZ #evangelism

The Church Is Actually a Building When the apostle Paul described the church as “a holy temple in the Lord,” he identified the foundation on which it was built.

The Church Is Actually a Building

Sin is Cosmic Treason: Our Supreme Folly | Tabletalk Without sin there would be no Christianity as we know it. There could be worship and religion without sin, but there would be no record of redemption, no incarnation, no second Adam, no song of the…

Don't let your heart make sin smaller than it is.

Sin is Cosmic Treason: Our Supreme Folly | Tabletalk

The Validation Machines Humanity thrives on friction—so why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?

Food for thought:

The Validation Machines

A Warning Concerning Religious Categories – Keelan Cook Americans love our categories. We love our boxes and labels. Even today, with the postmodern push away from classification, we Western thinkers still organize information by placing “like items” together...

A Warning Concerning Religious Categories

"Gospel-centered" Must Mean More Than the Preaching “A gospel-centered church is not one where the preacher preaches the gospel, but where the people share the gospel.” ~John Meador A couple of weeks ago, I commented on an article at Christianity Today...

A pastor can prophetically call his church to a new, gospel-centered vision, but their response to that call must be the true measure.

"A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever he chooses." 
~ Proverbs 21:1 #Bible

4 surprising benefits I discovered since ditching my smartwatch I always thought that I'd be a smartwatch truther for the rest of my life. But after ditching mine for a month, I've reaped the rewards.

I recently made the same switch, and I'm in agreement with the article. It's a breath of fresh air not having a screen on my arm.

www.androidauthority.com/benefits-not...

"Even a courageous person’s steps are determined by the Lord,
so how can anyone understand his own way?"
~ Proverbs 20:24 #Bible

"There is gold and a multitude of jewels,
but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure."
~ Proverbs 20:15 #Bible

A Warning Concerning Religious Categories – Keelan Cook Americans love our categories. We love our boxes and labels. Even today, with the postmodern push away from classification, we Western thinkers still organize information by placing “like items” together...

A Warning Concerning Religious Categories ift.tt/olP2E5c

"Gospel-centered" Must Mean More Than the Preaching “A gospel-centered church is not one where the preacher preaches the gospel, but where the people share the gospel.” ~John Meador A couple of weeks ago, I commented on an article at Christianity Today...

A pastor can prophetically call his church to a new, gospel-centered vision, but their response to that call must be the true measure.

"A righteous person acts with integrity;
his children who come after him will be happy."
~ Proverbs 20:7 #Bible

Next Gen Goes to Church – Keelan Cook It’s been called a “quiet revival,” or the “revival generation.”1 Perhaps we now have numerical evidence to back up that experience. It appears Next Gen is showing up for church. More than that, they...

Here's some good news.

keelancook.com/next-gen-goe...

"A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity." 
~ Proverbs 19:28 #Bible

One Overlooked Role of Pastoral Ministry – Keelan Cook You know the old adage, 80 percent of the work is done by 20 percent of the people. Honestly, sometimes that even feels generous. Those of us who have pastored churches know the feeling. There always...

A drought of leadership often has more to do with faulty ministry paradigms than an actual lack of able servants.

Your Church's Vision is a Shot in the Dark if You Don't Understand Three Things – Keelan Cook “Church planter, you need a vision in order to successfully start your church.” “Pastor, if you want your church to be healthy again, your church needs a fresh vision.” You’ve heard those words....

Although the biblical mission of the church is unchanging, this mission must be accomplished in an ever-changing world.

Three-Fold Message of Salvation – Keelan Cook A weak understanding of sin results in a pale image of the gospel. We think of sin in narrow terms, we Westerners that is. When we talk about sin, we are usually referring to the bad things we do that...

A weak understanding of sin results in a pale image of the #gospel. ift.tt/kvQ4fJw #evangelism

New Study Shows Gen Z and Millennials Are Now the Most Regular Churchgoers For the first time in decades, younger adults, specifically Gen Z and Millennials, are now the most regular churchgoers, surpassing older generations. @BarnaGroup @gloo

This seems interesting.

churchleaders.com/news/518058-...

New Study Shows Gen Z and Millennials Are Now the Most Regular Churchgoers For the first time in decades, younger adults, specifically Gen Z and Millennials, are now the most regular churchgoers, surpassing older generations. @BarnaGroup @gloo

This seems interesting.

churchleaders.com/news/518058-...

"Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life."
~ Proverbs 19:20 #Bible

What a morning on campus.

Curious, Crystals, or Combative: Navigating the Nones – Keelan Cook Few terms have captivated the missional imagination of the church in North America like the Nones. At this point, reems of commentary exist on the “rise of the Nones.” Of course, the material on the t...

New article at the website. For those in Christian ministry, new research recently dropped that may be important for church leaders and even missionaries.

I explain the details and point out four key takeaways from this new work. Give it a read.

keelancook.com/navigating-t...

"A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord."
~ Proverbs 19:3 #Bible

"Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail."
~ Proverbs 19:21 #Bible

"A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again."
~ Proverbs 19:19 #Bible

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." ~ Proverbs 18:21 #Bible

"From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips." ~ Proverbs 18:20 #Bible