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June 18, 2019 3 Comments

A recent comment about a local big box church (that's successfully reaching, baptizing, and discipling young adults): "They've given in to entertainment evangelism." ... as if entertainment was a four-letter, distasteful, disgusting word.

May 21, 2019 0 Comments

Let’s face it, Father’s Day is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. It’s the, “I get-no-respect” little brother to Mother’s Day. Interestingly, the American version of Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by

December 23, 2018 0 Comments

I love watching movies at Christmastime and there is hardly a holiday season that goes by that doesn’t have me enjoying, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th street and It’s A Wonderful Life. Last

October 1, 2018 0 Comments

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”

September 24, 2018 0 Comments

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

September 17, 2018 0 Comments

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