Blog Archive

Collegiate Ministries

One Life. One Mission.

I have one life with one mission: the Great Commission. This last year has been challenging on many fronts. We continue to face the challenges that COVID has brought. In

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Church Revitalization

Is There a Better Question

In a recent discussion with a couple of leaders, the conversation turned to how to elicit a good response when inquiring about how another leader is doing. Not only leaders,

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Collegiate Ministries

Reboot (Restart to Install Updates)

The first time I recall hearing the term “reboot” – applied to something other than computers – was in the mid-2000s. Movie reboots became a thing, particularly with superheroes and

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Collegiate Ministries

Two for the Price of One

I like a bargain. Doesn’t everybody? Pretty soon, college campuses across our state might be getting more than they bargained for to start the fall semester. Most colleges are days

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Church Revitalization

Using the Statement Question

Did you know that you can use a question to make almost any statement you desire? I just did it, didn’t I? Well now that was two in a row,

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News

August 2021

Alabama Baptist, as you know, it’s the beginning of school time and we wanna pray for those who are students, teachers, administrators, all who are involved not only in elementary,

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Church Revitalization

Help Me Get an A!

It is said that Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 Company, once fire a manager for not helping one of his employees improve performance. Take note he did not terminate the

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Men

Thick or Thin

While swapping stories with another ministry veteran, we shared some of the best advice we received when we were starting out as pastors. My friend told me, “A mentor put

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