Water Jar Behind: Community Reach Ahead
“Then the women left her water jar behind and went back to the city.” As the woman at the well encountered Jesus, her life was transformed, and then she headed out in mission to her home town. (See John 4: 7-42) This story gives us concrete clues as to what it takes to reach out […]
Things I learned at the 2011 National Evangelism Workshop
Another one’s in the books and the Nashville NEW 2011 appears to have been a success on many levels. Since many of you weren’t able to make this year’s event, I thought I’d share some of the things I picked up from the event. One of the highlights was Ed Stetzer’s keynote address. He used […]
Coming Out From Under Our Rocks: Returning to Active Ministry (and a few things you might not know about periodical cicadae)
Let me start by saying, “I am not an insect person.” I remember screaming my way into the house during Summers growing up in Pittsburgh, PA because I saw a grasshopper jump in our small yard. I can’t tell you how many times I tested my parents’ patience by refusing to go out to get […]
The Irresistble Church
What caused you to write The Irresistible Church? What was the need? People in America have been polled as being spiritual but not religious. This tells me that they are interested in God but not necessarily the church. The church was always designed to be the resplendence of God, a preview of heaven. However, the church is […]
How to Get Standing Room Only Crowd for Training
I was asking a DOM recently about doing a conference in his Association. His response was, “No one comes to training anymore.” The email came at an odd time for me. I had just returned from my third trip to Shiloh Terrace Baptist in Dallas were we had to bring extra chairs in twice to […]
The Power of Small
Sometimes we can get so caught up with perpetuating the success of growth and larger congregations that we lose sight of the small things that give the support to be able to sustain that growth. This can be the case with regard to small groups and the growth of the church. As we move from […]