Andy Stanley stated at this past year’s Catalyst conference (paraphrase) “if they replaced you tomorrow, and brought in a new guy/girl to do your job. Â What would they do? Â Why not walk out the door, walk back in, and do that?”
His point was, if someone new sat down in your chair what would they immediately [...]
As we watch the shift from denominational affiliation to congregational governance in some churches, the question seems to be coming up more and more…what do denominations do? What should they do?
When the Church of God was smaller there was a desire to do more things together, to centralize efforts to evangelize our communities and [...]
Today’s reading is Romans 10:1-21. Â
I’m encouraged by the comments you are leaving and those who are emailing me about your experience with the readings. Â May God add blessings to the reading of His word.
This is today’s video and notes:
9 statements that appear in this chapter from my perspective which are important to my understanding [...]
Today is Day 3 in our Reflections on Romans reading challenge. Â The notes and video below capture the essence of my reading experience today. Â Be sure to post your own comments and reflections as you read this incredible book.
Romans 3:1-31
In the early verses of this chapter, I’m moved by the total “lostness” of our lives [...]
Today is Day 2 of the Reflections on Romans reading challenge. Â Here are my reading notes and today’s video…be blessed! Â Don’t forget to post your own comments and reflections from your reading…
Romans 2:1-29
Romans 2 pokes me right in the eye with the confrontation of “how dare you judge others!” and yet I’m often guilty of [...]
We are reading the book of Romans as part of this challenge–16 days–16 chapters. Â Here are today’s reflections…and the video…
Romans 1:1-32
Paul mentions Jesus Christ either directly or inferred 7x in the first six verses setting the stage for his message that “it is all about what Jesus is and what Jesus did!” Â I want to [...]
Questions I’m hoping someone can answer for me…
Do pastors of larger churches have needs that are different from pastors of small congregations? Â
By this I mean are the issues different enough to divide the room for training? Â
Can one person speak to both pastors of large and small churches?
Do pastors from rural settings have similar [...]
Beginning in 1991, while living in Alabama and traveling every weekend with my family, Kathy and I devised a plan which engaged our two sons in looking for the positives at every church we visited. In fact, we played the game every weekend and the rules went like this–you must name 5 positive things [...]
My good friend Allen King’s comment about Prayer Conference and state meetings being more focused on helping pastors and spouses reminded me that one of the things we do with RePlenish in Louisiana is design workshops which help pastors and spouses grow. For example, here are some of the workshops done in the past [...]
For all of my life, our states and regions have conducted a mini-campmeeting in the winter months that was called “prayer conference.” I was told the name was so in order to provide distinction from the summer camp meetings. It was always strange to me that prayer was not the primary feature of [...]
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