MISSION VS. AESTHETICS
We all have to decide whether we’re most driven by mission or by aesthetics. Recently, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put together a series of TV programs chronicling the life…
Get good pastors out
There needs to be a way to get good pastors out of a bad system. Great men and women are deteriorating in their faith, their craft, and in their families…
SABBATH PRIVILEGE
Maybe we’re supposed to celebrate the Sabbath each week, not only for rest, but also for focus. Consider that the Lord rested after six days of labor, and when he…
HOW TO START ATTENDING CHURCH
Church can be positive in the life of any individual serious about character development, spiritual truth, or family development. But many people don’t know where to start. Here’s what you…
HOW TO BREAK THE BAD NEWS
Whenever you’re announcing a major change in your ministry (especially when you’re discontinuing something, rebooting something, or putting something on hiatus) there are four groups of people you need to…
THE THIRD YEAR OF MY DOTAGE
This spring marks my third anniversary of being old. Up until then, I felt like a spring chicken. Now I feel an inch from death’s door. I teased my older…
WHAT STOPS OUR PEOPLE FROM MOVING FORWARD?
Last week in our ownership class at The Winds, the conversation turned to the ways in which we hope people will shadow God, build the church, and heal the world….
101 things to say before the offering (37)
Aren’t you glad God doesn’t budget his checkbook the same way we do ours? He sees the true value in things, and he isn’t concerned with nickel-and-diming everything. God…
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