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June 13, 2015 2 Comments

Reading Spark, by Todd Wilson, filled my eyes with tears. Where was this book when I restarted my church? What a difference it might have made. Folks, this is the first book of 2015

March 3, 2015 0 Comments

A book every pastor with a staff, or one who is going to have a staff, should read is Fairness Is Overrated, by Tim Stevens. Over the past two years I've waded through dozens

November 7, 2014 0 Comments

I’ve always been a voracious reader, so I encourage pastors to read a minimum of ten books a month. I was glad to read a blog from Rick Warren titled “To Be a

November 7, 2014 0 Comments

In one of the congregations I worked in last year, I ran across a story that had become legendary in that congregation. It seems as if the pastor had told the story many

May 13, 2014 0 Comments

I just finished one of the best books I’ve read in the last five years, called DiscipleShift, by Putman and Harrington.  It’s been sitting on my “to read” shelf for over a year. I can’t

October 23, 2012 0 Comments

Too often, churches get staffing wrong. I know in their heart of hearts they believe that by hiring age-graded directors/pastors/associate ministers they're staffing to grow, but in today's culture, especially in our less