Christmas Ignorance Shouldn’t Surprise Us
There seems to be a lot of ignorance around Christmas … and it’s not just the meaning of Christmas or the reason for the season. The very fabric of the holiday season is being torn asunder and the church largely seems to be oblivious to it. I’m not talking about the replacing of Merry Christmas […]
Where’s Your Sign?
I could see the church building from the street. I could even see the parking lot. What I couldn’t see was how to get from here to there. I was in the midst of a Sunday morning consultation and ten minutes after worship began, I strolled through the building to check on the status of […]
Two Huge Changes and Two Critical Texts of Our Time
Two of the most important texts for our time are Matt. 9:36-38 and John 20:21. In this post we will examine why. I began sharing the faith in the late 1950s. Back then I could share the four spiritual laws and in forty-five minutes lead someone to Christ. It was also the custom that most […]
Christmas Tree Lights – a Fun Fundraiser
I posted most of this post last year, but the program is so effective i thought I would elaborate on it and share it again. Hey folks, here is a way to raise additional funds at Christmas for some of those projects that you can’t afford. When I was pastoring, every year we did a […]
Unlearning Our Way Forward
I’m sure we would all agree that our world is changing faster than at any other time in our lifetime and most likely in all of history. And with such fast paced change we are watching many of the tried and true principles by which pastors have led and grown churches are no longer valid. […]
Got Vision? Check Out “Execute Your Vision!”
Are you a church leader with vision? Are you discouraged by the visions you have put before people that seemed to go unheard? Does it seem like your visions often go unfulfilled? If so, you are far from alone. Indeed, it is the norm. It is no secret to church leaders that this is a […]