Author: Bill Easum

Bill Easum is the founder of The Effective Church Group. Author of 30+ books and the recipient of the prestigious Donald McGavran award for church leadership, Bill retired in 2019, but continues to share his insights with the Effective Church Group's team.

Living with or Ministering to a Stroke Victim

I’m sure some of my acquaintances will tell me I shouldn’t have posted this to my blog. They may be right but I feel compelled to post it because it might help someone.  Isn’t that what Christians are supposed to do? I want to help anyone who has a spouse who has had a stroke […]

The Permanent Revolution is a Great Read

The Permanent Revolution, by Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim Let the fireworks begin! You’ll either love The Permanent Revolution or you’ll hate it. Hirsch and Catchim have opened a huge can of worms that has been rotting for centuries.  What can am I referring to? The Apostolic can. The authors declare that it is impossible for […]

The Primacy of Preaching Part Two

Following my reading of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ classic book, Preaching and Preachers, I want to address one of the most common objections to most of his conclusions.  Many people respond to Lloyd-Jones by simply saying it’s no longer 1950. And that’s right; it isn’t. But here is his response in my own words. His approach is […]

The Primacy of Preaching

I’m reading a fascinating book, Preaching and Preachers, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.  I must confess, I’ve never read anything by him before and that’s a shame. The book is an excellent read.  His premise is that preaching is the primary thing a minister does. He gives three reasons. One, because preaching is primary in the […]

What Do You Measure?

The old adage, “you get what you measure,” holds true both in business and in the church. Obviously it might appear to be easier to develop measurement metrics for a business than a church, but is it? I don’t think so. When I was a pastor, we always measured elements based on our vision. Our […]