Realizing There is a Call For Further Development
Unearthing the realities of a declining organization is only the beginning. Church leaders must recognize the need for change – change for the better – the need for improvement. One […]
Investment or Preservation
In life are you making life investments or simply trying to preserve the status quo? If we’re honest, many people are simply trying to maintain a certain comfort level. To […]
Evaluating Between Good and God’s Best
One of the training sessions on a CD that I produced based on conferences was titled, “If the Church Were a business, What Business Are We In?” Today if we […]
Regenerate
There is a lot of talk and many articles lately about rebooting, restarting the church coming through this COVID pandemic. Some of those articles, webinars, and talks are mine. It […]
What is the Church Producing?
A tomato plant produces tomatoes. A tomato manufacturing plant produces canned tomatoes, tomato paste, sauce, and juice. Everything that the manufacturing plant produces is tomato-related. The Toyota Automotive manufacturing plant […]
Where’s the Potential?
In scripture, Christ speaks of potential in at least two significant parables. First, the parable of talents (amount of money). Second in the parable of the sower of seed. In […]
Is Your Character Transformation Progressing?
What has been your character transformation in 2020? It is my belief that character is an ever-transforming part of who we are. Your character is in a continuous state of […]
Is My Life Compelling Evidence?
Is my life compelling evidence that there is a living God of the Bible? The incarnation and resurrection of Jesus Christ is God’s undeniable evidence to man that he is […]
Your Focus is Where?
“Perhaps the greatest tragedy of our time is that we have kept our pews and lost our children.” Erwin McManus. Has our passion in the church become more furniture focused […]
What Causes People to Stick?
With very little education space, Pastor Jason realized numerical growth in the Sunday morning Bible study had reached its pinnacle. Originally built for a horse barn the church had creatively […]