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Evangelicals, Premarital Sexual Ethics, and My Grocery List

Gerald Hiestand

One of the more vexing issues facing Evangelical pastors today is premarital sexual ethics. Simply put, we pastors are not quite certain how to counsel singles and teens regarding...

The Pastor as Wider Theologian, or What’s Wrong With Theology Today

Gerald Hiestand

Pastors, not professors, should be setting the theological agenda of the church. This is, of course, a loaded statement, and one that requires more nuance than I’ll be able...