Should I Watch Church Online?
Yes! You should definitely watch church online if you can’t be there in person. Watching a church service online is a great alternative that is possible today because of technology....
Four Questions That Will Change Your Church
Most church leaders I talk to truly want the churches they lead to be effective at fulfilling the mission of Jesus. The problem is, they don’t really know where to...
Has 30 Years Been Worth It?
The church where I have been serving for the past thirty years, Crossroads Baptist Church, just celebrated its 30th anniversary. In thirty years of ministry, there have been a lot...
Furniture Store Disciple Making
I had another "first" a few weeks ago. I was asked to lead a short Bible study in a furniture store where an elder in our church is employed. It...
Moving the Crowd to Community
I’ve met some pastors over the years that seem content with drawing a crowd. If they have a good weekend service with plenty of people present, they have hit their...
Managing your Money
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in churches that only reference money in relation to the subject of giving. There's certainly nothing wrong with talking about giving in the...
Managing Your Priorities
At the beginning of every new year, we all hope to have 8,760 hours given to us. You can’t subtract hours or add them: there is no guarantee that you...
Be Fit
Chosen Accountability for Besetting Sin Being accountable helps us to encourage one another to be steadfast in living out our faith. Steadfast living is becoming “fit” in terms of our walk...
Abundant Life Always Works
My last blog was titled, “Does Disciple Making Work?” I answered that question by pointing us to Jesus. Disciple making does works if we work it the way Jesus did....
Become an M-7
One of the last things Jesus said during His time on earth was to, “Go and make disciples.” Most Christians know this command, and they believe it - they just don’t know...