In a failed attempt to “get into the Christmas spirit,” I stayed home and watched a Christmas movie with my wife last night. I should say we watched part of a Christmas movie. It was so boring we just turned it off and read books. Needless to say, “Last Holiday” will...
Just finished a staff meeting with the pastors from each of the six Bethel congregations. (Bethel is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-site church with six campuses in the Nashville area.) We talked about the TWO THINGS we, the local church, have to do and do...
After a long bout with cancer, Pastor Ray Shiels passed away. He leaves behind a wife and two sons—Claudine, Jack, and Sam. Ray was the founding pastor of the Every Nation church in Dublin, Ireland. I prayed with Ray two weeks ago at the Swain home in Nashville. After...
A recent Ministry Today magazine report said that many Megachurches are “getting bigger without getting bigger.” How does a church get bigger without getting bigger? The average megachurch in America has over 4,000 people attending weekend worship services and the...
Learned a lot two weeks ago during our Church Planter Boot Camp listening to Kevin York talk about the pre-launch stage of church planting. I wish I heard this twenty-five years ago. Wouldn’t have made so many dumb decisions. Can’t remember what it was, but something...
Most churches are small. Here are the facts: – Of the 380,000 churches in America, only 1,500 are mega-churches (larger than 2,500).– Most of these mega-churches are in six major metro areas, with Dallas and Atlanta topping the list.– 90% of churches in the world are...
