As a pastor, I am reminded each day that to be a good leader you have to make tough choices. To be a leader can be a lonely job, because as a leader you can’t make everyone your friend. I can remember before having any leadership roles in my life, thinking how glamorous and easy [...]
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This is a great video for every Christian church “member”! If you can’t see this video click here.
It has been said, “Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.” Have you ever met people like that? They are very fired up about doing something, but they don’t know exactly what to do. We must be careful about this in church as well. At different times of the year we may get “fired [...]
In the New Testament there is a great verse in Colossians that deals with opportunities. It is found in 4:5: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. – NIV Everyday we rub shoulders as Christians with lost people. People who are “outsiders” from the family of God. [...]
Earlier this week I watch a report with my family on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. The report was titled “Atheist Ministers Struggle With Leading the Faithful” and it dealt with 2 active ministers who say the no longer believe in God. As I listened to the words of these men (one a Southern [...]
This week I have been studying in the Gospel of Mark. While I was reading I ran across a couple of verses that just stood out to me…“There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, who also followed [...]
This past Saturday our Youth Minister, Ryan Boles, and I had the privilege of enjoying a real treat in Louisville. We went to the Super Saturday Conference put on by the Kentucky Baptist Convention. It was presented at the very historical and beautiful campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference was opened up [...]
While I don’t agree with everything that is in this clip, it definitely will make you think!
May our churches never become this predictable!
