It was year eight at my current church. We had made significant changes to update our worship experience, align our leadership, create outreach activities and a number of other key actions one will typically do to prepare a church for...
We are created for relationship and we will not grow spiritually without other people. There is only so far we can grow on our own. Growth happens when we are the kind of people who take interest and responsibility for...
All questions are not equal. We have all been on the other side of a question that put us on the defensive and sounded more like a statement or accusation. As kids we learned to sniff out the fact finding...
There are times in every family where relationships get difficult. Sometimes it’s the whole family unit, but often it’s two people in the family who have difficultly. When things are difficult often at least one of the people tend to...
When we want to grow spiritually there are a number of enemies that will look to stand in our way. Remember, God designed us uniquely, He wants us to grow and He wants us to be free from the sin...
In my work as a pastor, leader, counselor and even husband/dad I can confidently say that communication is often what separates best from good and even good from bad. As a people, we tend to assume what others think, mean and plan. And most of our assumptions are the worst, not the best. I’d like to offer 5 ways that your communication can improve just about everything…
We live in a culture that has unfortunately made the Bible either on an equal level with any other piece of information or in some cases less than. However, without the Bible we are left essentially without a reliable source of authority. Even among those who believe in the Bible, many often make themselves the authority and choose to follow only the parts of the Bible that they agree with.
In 2 Corinthians 7:10 it states, “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” And for years I’ve wrestled with what this “godly grief” might be. While I’m not sure I yet have a definitive answer, I have discovered a few things about guilt and change. When I was a younger Christian (and a younger person) I remember ritualisticly ending every night with a prayer that went something like this, “…
I am amazed at the similarities we all have when it comes to fear. Having been in leadership positions since I was quite young, I can honestly say that I feel as much or more fear than most. So leaders are not those without fear, but those who lean in and engage even though they are afraid.