Keep Your Message Alive Beyond Sunday: AI Sermon Extension Tools
Word Count: 349 – Est Read Time: <2 Minutes What’s Up?By Wednesday, almost no one remembers your sermon – including you. So What?You poured hours into crafting your Sunday message, but by midweek, it’s a faded memory. That’s a problem because the sermon isn’t just for Sunday – it’s meant to shape lives. Fortunately, there’s […]
Prayer for People Who Can’t Sit Still
Word Count: 314 – Est Read Time: 90 Seconds What’s UpEver tried to pray but found your mind bouncing around like a pinball? You’re not alone. So WhatFor many, traditional prayer methods feel like an endurance test. Sitting still, closing your eyes, and focusing for more than a minute? Forget about it. But prayer isn’t […]
Deepen Your Congregation’s Spirituality Quotient
Back in the mid-1980s, while I was an undergraduate at Florida Baptist College, my professor, Dr. LeRoy Benefield, shared insights that have stayed with me to this day. He recounted a statement from Billy Graham, who estimated that only about 10% of active church members were faithful, practicing disciples of Jesus Christ. This revelation caused […]
Remember
I’m posting this blog on September 11th, the day Americans, if not most of the world, are remembering the lives lost because of the airplanes that were hijacked by Islamic terrorists and intentionally crashed into the world trade center, the pentagon, and the one that was ditched into a field in Pennsylvania. I am also […]
Let’s hear it for thoughts and prayers
During national tragedies like natural disasters and mass shootings, the phrase “in our thoughts and prayers” is often used by officials and other public figures to express concern in difficult times. The phrase has recently received criticism for its repeated usage in the context of gun violence and has been labeled by a word I […]
Attracting Men To Your Church
Some years ago, after reading David Murrow’s book, “Why Men Hate Going to Church”, I realized that most people assume that men are just less religious than women, but this is untrue. Other religions have little trouble attracting males and Jesus was a magnet to men. But today, few men are living for Christ, even […]