Your Church is Closer to Planting than You Probably Think
One of the reasons why most churches do not participate in church planting is that they believe it to be something grandiose and outside of their reach. Pastors often listen to the exceptional, ten-talented, high capacity church planter and assume that one must be like him to do church planting the “right” way. “We don’t [...]
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Church Multiplication Begins with Middle C
I can’t read Hebrew; it is too hard. So, the professor begins his class with, “Let’s not attempt to read the book of 1 Chronicles today, but let’s start with the Hebrew alphabet.” Dad, I can’t ride your bike; it is too big. So, the father begins with, “Maybe we need to get a bike [...]
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Call Your People to Marketable Skills and Degrees
We pastors often forget that stewardship extends beyond the realm of giving money for gospel advancement. For the longest time, we have allowed the notion of being a wise steward to be defined according to money. And while the issue of finances does exist within the jurisdiction of stewardship, stewardship embraces all of the Christian [...]
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Time In
It has been three months since my last post. I am now in my third year of blogging, with this being by far the longest hiatus ever taken. Here is a brief update of the past few months, more details are planned to follow in future blog posts. As many of you know, last summer [...]
The Real Deal or No Deal
Sociologist Erving Goffman drew from the theatrical metaphor when he helped us understand that life involves front-stage and back-stage actions. The presentation of self in everyday life occurs differently when we are in public and around certain individuals/crowds (front-stage) and when we are alone or in private situations (back-stage). The manager of a restaurant presents [...]
Leaders Tell Well the Magnificent Tales
It is often good for leaders to refrain from sharing everything. Some things need to remain untold. However, when the omission relates to the magnificent, tongues must be loosened and lips unbridled. This is the tale that is critical to reality, and deserves dissemination to a wide audience. When leaders fail to tell such a [...]
Remember the @
Imagine life without the ubiquitous @. It is not hard to do, if you can think back to the late 80s and early 90s. Twitter was non-existent, and email was scarce. Oh sure, the accountants of the world were used to that symbol. It had much value to them: “at the rate of” $10.00 for…. [...]
Stop Sending Babysitters to the Mission Field
They have been called: America’s Primary Mission Field World’s Most Fruitful Mission Field 4/14 Window And if that is the case, then why do we keep sending babysitters to them when our churches gather? Those who teach children are some of the most important leaders in our churches. Unfortunately, we often relegate such laborers to [...]
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Stop Trying to Google Your Strategy
I recently came across a word that I did not know, one that was not included in a Webster’s dictionary due to its technical use in the field of biology. What was I to do? Google it, of course! And I had my answer in seconds. Now back in my college days when email was [...]
Faithful-Doing When You Don’t Know What to Do
What do we do when we don’t know what to do? This is a question we ask often. “I am fasting, praying, reading the Word, seeking wisdom in a multitude of counselors, but I am still not certain what to do.” Great! Keep up such practices! Such are wonderful disciplines of disciples! “Yes, but how [...]
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