Pastor Kevin DeYoung, author of "Why We Love the Church" weighs in on the third way beyond emerging and traditional that PCA minister, Jim Belcher, proposes in his thought provoking new book, "Deep Church."

I have been called variously a preacher, pastor, minister and many other titles throughout my ministry. Although each conveys an element of what I do, I much prefer the word "shepherd." Why this distinction?

How many times have we sat in a church service or class that was numbing our brain when the preacher or teacher said those magic words that jerked us back to life: "Let me tell you a little story...."

Mark Batterson is the founding and lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. He has become known for two outstanding books published in recent years, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Goose Chase.