I am encouraged in this season of planting a church. Many things that I’ve never thought about before are being revealed to me by other Pastors/ministers. One of those ideas is that of a Ministry/Leadership Philosophy. The idea is that this is the framework in which the ministry is built. I was recently given an … Continue reading
“Dream big!” is a phrase and challenge that I have heard for a majority of my Christian walk. This refers to what God has called you to do with your life. No matter if your calling is in or out of ministry called has called all of us to do something. I’m not a “know … Continue reading
If you can’t follow you shouldn’t lead (especially in the church) This statement will be met by one of two reactions by the majority of people that read this blog. The first will be positive and probably will be along the lines of “Amen!” The other will be one of disagreement and/or discontent. Something along … Continue reading
Planting a church is an amazing adventure! But prior to stepping out on this journey I spent years leading worship. Before that I was a member of a worship team. Here is a short list of things that every worship leader should know. In no particular order they are… 1. Impromptu songs added to a setlist … Continue reading
Taking the beginning steps to plant a church we get a lot of negative reactions. There are some positive responses when we share what we are doing but unfortunately more times then not the responses lean towards the negative side. We are often asked questions. I actually like questions. It keeps me on my toes … Continue reading
I mentioned in a recent blog post that “I hate that my generation seems to be overlooked at many churches. We’re not just college age group. We are the people that will be leading the church in a short time.” I think that’s important to mention some of the things that my generation is … Continue reading
In my last post mentioned some of the things that I hate about church in America. Someone posted asking the very valid question…”How do we fix it?” (I’m paraphrasing his question) all my life I’ve heard and been taught that if you bring up an issue have a potential solution. This is a practical idea … Continue reading
I’ve seen some hate videos on YouTube. Some of these videos are funny and others are serious. The wheels started turning and I came up with a couple of lists of things that I hate. The first is “What I hate about the church in America” this list is based off of personal experience and … Continue reading
On my last post I talked about some of the things that I do to help me stay organized. After the post I realized that there are some additional things that I do to assist with this process so I thought I wold write a Part 2 for this post. The one thing that I … Continue reading
As we begin the new year I know that many people will have new Year’s resolutions. I’m sure that some people out there have determined that they want to get organized this year. If you have then this is for you. I have come across many different leaders in my career and in the … Continue reading
