The Pastor's Common

10/10/2026

DALLAS PREACHING LAB | NOVEMBER 19

Dallas pastors and ministry leaders, this one's for you!

Join us November 19 for The Common Preaching Lab!

We're bringing together pastors and ministry leaders for a day of sharpening our preaching, learning from one another, and having some good conversations about the work of ministry.

We'll be joined by Tony Merida and Andrew Hébert, two gifted pastors and preachers who have a lot to offer.

Thursday, November 19 | Dallas, TX

Free event. Lunch provided.

Come hang with us. We'd love to see you there!

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdX653-QKWetY85Bz6vVnTYrz2SF3rMk7PBsQG89a1W-4heQ/viewform?pli=1

10/10/2026

McALLEN PREACHING & SPIRITUAL FORMATION LAB | NOVEMBER 12

Rio Grande Valley pastors and ministry leaders, this one's for you!

Join us November 12 for The Common Preaching & Spiritual Formation Lab in McAllen!

We're bringing together pastors and ministry leaders for a day of sharpening our preaching, thinking more deeply about spiritual formation, and having some good conversations about the work of ministry.

We'll be joined by Israel Mendez of Commission Church in San Antonio, Adam Wood of The Neighborhood Church in Garland, and David Foster of The Common.

Thursday, November 12 | 9 AM–2 PM
Stark College & Seminary | McAllen, TX

Come hang with us. We'd love to see you there!

Register today and save your spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfBsH_MvvfUTyfkJdQT5NIpbe_N6tZNEnRkUyQn6-bGsT31w/viewform

05/08/2026

Waco, thank you. What a great day together.

Our first ever Preaching Lab in Waco reminded us again that pastors don’t just need more time to learn. We need spaces to be encouraged, sharpened, and reminded why preaching matters in the first place.

Grateful for every pastor and ministry leader who showed up ready to grow and add new tools to the tool belt. From conversations over coffee to sessions that challenged us to preach Christ more clearly and faithfully, it was a needed day.

The goal is never just better sermons. It’s gospel centered preaching that forms disciples, reaches people far from God, and helps churches embody good news in their cities.

Special thanks to Yancey Arrington and Matthew Kim for investing in pastors and serving us so well. Also grateful to John Durham and Highland Baptist Church for hosting us with such generosity.

Pastors, keep preaching Jesus. The gospel still changes people.

04/11/2026

In this conversation with Ed Stetzer, we step back for a 30,000-foot view of what it means to lead with clarity and conviction. It can look like:

- Less reaction
- More discernment
- Less noise
- More wisdom

For leaders trying to make sense of where we are and how to move forward faithfully. with David Foster Jr.

04/08/2026

Check out this article from author, thinker, & pastor Daniel Yang, as he offers a persepctive we tend to miss when it comes to war & conflict.

"The way that the Kingdom expands is hugely different from the way human empires expand. Often when empires expand, the collateral — and sometimes intended — damage is the creation of widows, orphans, poor, and displaced. But when the Kingdom expands, it is the caring for the least of these that makes good out of what should probably never be labeled good unto itself."

By Daniel Yang, Senior Director of Global Mission and Church Movements at World Relief. Prior to that, he was the Director of the Church Multiplication Institute at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. Daniel has been a pastor, church planter, engineer, and technology consultant. Daniel is a sou...