Category: general discussions

This quote from Chris Forbes (Ministry Marketing Coach) speaks to where my heart is leaning: I think what is most needed when a church wants to become more relevant to people is to become less “Unchurched Seeker Sensitive” by putting more emphasis on making the church more “Sensitive Seekers of the Unchurched”. In short, the…

In August my messages highlighted the “with Him” principle of discipleship. A disciple is a Jesus follower, one who strives to be and do everything with Jesus. I described the 4 aspects of this as follows: Being with Him Talking with Him Learning with Him Serving with Him Why am I bringing this up again? Because…

Alright you guys out there, here is a helpful ballad to remind the do’s and DON’TS of a healthy relationship. Its called The Don’t Song, and I think you will figure it out. This is not for the wives to watch, just for the husbands! PS, I’m thinking of getting a new hairstyle.

In recent years churches have worked hard to be “seeker-sensitive”. That is, to remove all the unnecessary hindrances and roadblocks that would keep non-Christians from feeling welcome or from understanding what was going on. Like churchy or in-house language or dress-codes or cliques or ignoring visitors or reserved seating or unwritten rules or negative, judgmental…

I find myself with mixed feelings about this book. It was inspiring, and I found it challenged me to be more intentional about how I lead, and more passionate about why I am leading. There were many points where I found it clarified my fuzzy thinking and leadership practices.

Ok, this is satire, but it does make a challenging point. And its not just the teenagers who this speaks to, its something we all need to consider. Lord, open our eyes that we may see!

OK, this is funny… This passionate young preacher is talking to a youth group and has a really comical slip of the tongue. Though I’ve never slipped up like this, I have spit out things that really sounded stupid, and its hard to keep going after that. Keep reading, I found another oops…

“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” (Carl Sagan) I stumbled upon two quotes by astronomer Carl Sagan. This first one sure makes a…

As we reflect on the creation of humanity (reading Genesis 2), we are also reminded of the miracle of life. Watch this video with wonder, joy… and sadness, that people could actually deny the precious life of these unborn children. May God have mercy! Its worth reading the words of Psalm 139 again, For you created my…

Leaders, don’t ever apologize for the strength of feeling you have for the vision that God has put into your life. Don’t hide your feelings about it. God meant for you to feel as deeply about His vision for you as you do about anything. I mean that! Anything. Paint your God-given vision for family,…