Reasons Why I Have Hope for the North American Church . . . and How You Might Regain Hope, Too

Somedays, I’m a pessimist. If I don’t monitor my own heart, I can quickly see the foreboding negative in a situation—even if my thinking is skewed. On other days, I’m an optimist when I keep my eyes on God who has a plan that He is carrying out for His glory. Today, I’m the latter as I think about the North American church.

I realize not everyone is in that camp. I, too, get frustrated when I see the lack of evangelism in the local church. I grieve when I hear another story of a pastor who has fallen under the enemy’s attack. It’s painful to talk to believers whose church experiences have left wounds and scars. I also share the concern about the large number of retiring pastors and the too small numbers of potential replacements in the future. I really do understand why our hope for the North