CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—Yesterday was the official start of our Every Nation Go Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Over the next few days, thousands of people will be gathering from all over the Every Nation world to worship God, to connect with friends, and to...
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—This weekend I was in Detroit ministering with Bishop Marvin Winans at Perfecting Church, a great church in a great city. I’ll probably write more about that in a future blog. My last blog was about parenting lessons from a funeral. This week’s blog...
Me with the Fabregas family at the funeral. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—This past weekend Deborah, William (my oldest son), and I spoke at a parenting seminar at Bethel Brentwood. During the half-day seminar, we talked about the four Es of parenting (sound familiar?) and...
TOKYO AIRPORT—A few weeks ago, my oldest son, William, preached a sermon at Bethel’s Wednesday night service on the importance of church community. He opened with this quote from German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945): Christian brotherhood is not an ideal...
Last week, I blogged about three habits that sustain ministry: public worship, personal devotion, and private service. When we do these three things consistently, not only will we avoid burnout, but we will set ourselves up to finish well. Whenever we do an “autopsy”...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last month, I took a class at Asbury Theological Seminary called “Habits that Sustain Ministry.” It seems like the longer I’m in ministry, the more important I realize this is. The truth is that alongside the many privileges and joys of vocational...
