REVEREND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following in the footsteps of his father, in February 1948, at the age of 19, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entered the Christian ministry and was ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 1954, upon completion of graduate studies at Boston University, he accepted a call […]
Annual Spiritual Check-up
New Year’s Eve is an interesting holiday differing from others because it does not commemorate an event, like Easter or a person like Christmas. New Years is a holiday that celebrates the inevitability of the passing of time. We make New Years special only by being reflective of the year that has passed and proactive […]
Easum’s Last Stand
This is the LAST seminar Bill Easum will be doing. The very last one. There will be no more. This isn’t a publicity stunt. I’m retiring. Period. And to date, enough registrations have some in so far that I can say the event sent for February 26-27 is a “GO.” If you are planning on […]
Chalk Talk
This week marks the beginning of Fall and many of us catch a bug this time of year. I’m not talking about the common cold or the flu. I’m talking about “football fever” that infects millions of Americans about now. Now I know that this epidemic has reduced some with the recent controversy over political […]
New Wine Part 5
Change is difficult. Change in a church is even harder, sometimes, nearly impossible. So what do you do if you are trying to change the culture of a traditional church that is dying? First let me tell you what you don’t do. I most always suggest to churches that they don’t radically change their worship service. […]
New Wine Part 4
When Jesus was talking about not pouring new wine into old wine skins he was communicating the fragile nature of change. Change is difficult, especially in churches so, we need to develop a purposeful process for change. Here is a five-step process you can use to implement real and lasting change in your church. Step 1: […]