Last Thursday when I was on vacation I had the opportunity to hook up with Mike Paschal and Chris Denning from Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC.[singlepic=41,480,250,,center] The incredibly talented team at PC3 have done some amazing things (such as the rocking “Pursuit” series video I talked about here a couple of months ago). [...]
Continue ReadingChurch leaders blame their lack of growth on many things. If only we had more lights, a better sound system, more videos, a better band. Visiting churches like Granger or North Point leaves most Pastors repeating the tenth commandment to themselves (thou shall not covet…thou shall not covet…). Worship leaders aren’t immune from the “if [...]
Continue ReadingThere’s a subversion of Christianity in many churches today. This shift in spiritual culture has taken Jesus out of the church and replaced him with a Jesus that’s less demanding. More “consumer-friendly.” In the words of Voltaire… “God created us in His own image…and we returned the favor.” You have only to do a Google [...]
Continue ReadingLast week I had the opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences: Exponential and LeadNow. Erwin McManus, one of my favorite authors and speakers, lead a session at LeadNow that really helped to cement some ideas I’ve had floating around in my head over the last couple of years. He spoke about moving to a place [...]
Continue ReadingI’m writing this post from beautiful Tarpon Springs Florida after arriving around 2:30 AM. I can’t tell you how glad I am to finally be here (if you just started reading check out my previous post describing our trip) I had so much fun in Nashville Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday morning we went to [...]
Continue ReadingI came across a video on Ragamuffin Soul’s Creative Chaos post that I had to share with you. The video is for a series at Port City Community Church called “Pursuit” about chasing after wisdom. It is off the chain! I’ve seen a lot of series video promos for churches through the years but this [...]
Continue ReadingIt’s the Monday mornings after Easter that remind me why I love the Church. In spite of all the scandals, hypocrisy, and legalism that exists in churches today I am in love with the church. Sure, there are plenty of things not to love, but I’m learning to look at the Church through Christ’s eyes [...]
Continue ReadingI read a column this morning by Garrison Keillor (host of Prairie Home Companion) in the Opinion section of the Journal Gazette. I don’t know why but it really jumped out at me. Keillor paints a very real picture of someone who is struggling with their faith. Take a few minutes to read this and [...]
Continue ReadingErwin McManus , lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles, California, was interviewed for an article in Christianity Today about why churches are declining in America (the United Methodist Church reported its membership was at its lowest point since 1930). This is what he had to say: “My primary assessment would be because American [...]
Continue ReadingI heard an amazing story told by Mark Beeson, Pastor of the Granger Church here in Indiana. It was very moving to me, probably because I can relate to the sacrifices a leader has to make. For every step forward you take in ministry there are always going to be the hardships that go with [...]
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