Over and over I hear and read that the church needs to reach this culture by shedding its traditions and becoming more relevant. (more…)
Church Leadership
Action or Reaction?
How does a Christ follower live? How does a collective of Christ followers function? Are we to be people who take action or people who react? If you look at this question through a first world cultural lens you would have to say we are rewarded when we are people who take action. As we all know buried deep in the verses of that theological gem, 1 Condominiums, are these words meant to guide us as we seek to please God, “he who hesitates is lost.” 2 Condominiums also gives us insight into our responsibilities as God pleasing people with, “God helps those who help themselves.”
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Scars, Scabs and Open Wounds
With Facebook asking me every time I login “what’s on your mind?” I do believe I am obligated to oblige. It’s time to tell the world about the struggles I have, the lunch I ate, the sins I commit, my mental and physical health issues, and of course the latest person to offend me along with frequent updates as to my location. (more…)
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
These seven words have come to represent the worst in writing. Contests to see who can match or even surpass this level of literary failing are held. As an author there is no way you want to create a dark and stormy night sentence, paragraph, chapter, or even worse, book. (more…)
Godly Leadership isn’t About You
It is a business just like any other business. It needs a structure that best enables its leaders to meet targets and increase buy-in or it will fail. Relying on the old ways of doing things is just resistance to change. The research has been done, the polling complete, now it’s time to put it into practice. (more…)
I Know the Plans I Have for You
Most Christ followers can fill in the rest without even looking up Jeremiah 29:11. The context is not important, after all aren’t all verses in the Bible about me? (more…)
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