James Emery White

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a former professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also served as their fourth president. His latest book, ‘Hybrid Church:Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age,’ is now available on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller. To enjoy a free subscription to the Church & Culture blog, visit ChurchAndCulture.org where you can view past blogs in our archive, read the latest church and culture news from around the world, and listen to the Church & Culture Podcast.

The Number of Books You Read Is Largely Irrelevant

It’s not the number of books you read, but rather the quality and importance of the books you read and how well you read them.

America Lacks Moral Formation

Psychology has replaced morality in terms of how to raise children. While psychology is all well and good, it’s goal – and specialty – is mental health, not moral growth.

Resolutions Straight from Scripture

We make resolutions because we want to bring change to bear on our circumstances. We want to improve ourselves and our quality of life.

Leadership Lessons from Archery

We forget the wisdom of the old Chinese proverb that says, “A journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step.”

Does Your Gift-Giving Include Jesus?

I know that you are bombarded with requests to give to a number of causes over the holiday season. Many might be worthy, but most will not represent truly giving to Christ.

5 Questions Every Church Must Ask

For our churches to have a future, we must be willing to ask ourselves these foundational questions.

How Do You Define Masculinity?

There seems to be more confusion than ever about what it means to be a man. The Kens of the world really don’t know what it means to be a Ken.

Who Do You Trust?

In general how much trust and confidence to you have in the mass media – such as newspapers, TV and radio – when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly?