“Big Church” is for … Whom?
I’m not talking about mega churches or even large churches. I mean, who is your Adult Worship Service designed for? If your choir is singing in robes, it’s probably for Senior Adults who have lots of church experience. If your band sounds like Peter, Paul, and Mary with guitars and a keyboard, it’s probably for […]
Leap of Faith
One of my favorite movies is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In it Harrison Ford’s character is faced with difficult trials in order to regain the Holy Grail, the cup Jesus used at his last supper. One of the tests he has to endure is to make a seemingly impossible leap across a multi […]
What’s Excellent?
There’s an old axiom that goes something like: Those without a destination are doomed to never arrive. As I was pondering that the other day, a corollary to the axiom came to mind. “Those who don’t define excellence are destined to never achieve it.” Most church leaders I know are invested in delivering excellence in […]
Who’s Bulletin Is It?
Let me start out with a thought … if you’re using screen technology, a worship bulletin is a colossal waste of resources. Why do you need a bulletin to follow the Responsive Reading? I mean, it’s up there on the screen? Besides, your office manager probably spent an hour typing it up, proofing it, printing […]
Don’t Stop … Thief!
One of those ten commandments is about thievery. The Bible generally frowns on stealing stuff from others. Although neither Israel nor Christians ever condoned cutting off a thieve’s hand as punishment, there were some pretty stiff penalties for thieves. On the other hand, the writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us: What has been will be again, […]
When Will You Hip Hop?
Do you remember the fight your church had when you added a drum kit to the sanctuary’s platform? Well, that’s nothing compared to what’s coming. Maybe you haven’t heard the news: As of 2019, Hip Hop is the number one selling music genre in the US … it surpassed rock-n-roll rather handily. So, when will […]