DEREK ALLEN

A deep, sinful pattern in SBC life has been exposed in recent weeks, but it’s not the one making headlines.

So many what-ifs and fears rushed to my mind. But a still, small voice pushed harder, "I will be with you here on the oncology floor."

This is part of a series of articles from an upcoming book, Christ Centered Leadership. This article is from a section that explores the...

I'm currently working on a book, Christ Centered Leadership, and in the weeks and months, I'd like to share some thoughts from that work....

If you're a college student tempted to abandon Christianity, consider the unfair playing field given to those trying to rip those ideas away

Eventually, Covid-19 will be little more than a Wikipedia page. Between this time and that time, we are still called to make disciples.

This is not a doom and gloom article. While these new realities are difficult to face, this is also a once in a generation opportunity.

We know our suffering is for God's glory and our good, and perhaps part of the good and glory is that you can learn from our journey.

Growing up in Southern Baptist churches, the phrase, "once saved, always saved" was ingrained in my heart and mind from an early age. In...

I love to answer questions about Scripture, and sometimes the questions I receive require a response that I’d like to share with others....

In the age of celebrity pastors and moral failings, we are as confused as we have ever been about what we should look for in pastors and...

When you hear the phrase “Protestant Reformation” what names come to mind? Luther? Calvin? Or maybe you’re a little more of a history...

The traces the biblical origins of almost every word of the song--I hope you find it useful in your personal, family, and church worship.

Jackson's (my oldest son) price for admission to Avengers: Endgame was this essay-an analysis of the movie in light of the gospel.

We can’t go back—we can only go forward. That is, unless we are the Avengers and we learn to manipulate the quantum realm. One of the...

Leaders shape organizations, and organizations shape leaders. In honor of the 5th birthday of Christ Centered Church we celebrated this...

This Sunday, February 3rd, Christ Centered Church will celebrate our 5th birthday! Why do we call it a birthday and not an anniversary?...

Last Sunday, I completed a four month sermon series on the Great Commission. For thirteen weeks, we considered, in detail, the mission...

Saying my time is a little limited as a church planter is like saying that congress has a little problem with their approval rating. At...

On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, people were asked to name one country on a world map, and of course, they struggled. You can...