Great time of prayer and strategic planning with our Middle East leaders in Dubai this week. God is doing amazing things in this region, but for security reasons, I can’t blog about them, and I can’t post pictures. But I can blog about Jim Laffoon’s message to our...
Preaching tomorrow at Bethel Franklin. Random notes for tomorrow:– Devotion is not about getting God to like us more.– Devotion is not about punching our religious time-clock.– Devotion is not about winning God’s favor.– Devotion is not about impressing our friends...
How many times do we make wrong decisions because of fear? Joseph and Mary are engaged. Mary is pregnant. Joseph decides to dump her. Then the Lord appears to him in a dream and says, “Joseph, son of David, DO NOT BE AFRAID to take Mary home as your wife. ....
Ministry can be complicated. But it’s not supposed to be. So many books, podcasts, blogs, tweets, seminars, and conferences telling us what we should be doing to grow our church, change the world, serve the community, win the lost. . . Complicated.I specialize in...
In order to lead healthy churches, leaders must intentionally build the right culture. But too many of us spend all our time working on sermons, programs, budgets, and facilities. Those are all important, but not as important as culture. Here’s the culture we try to...
