A Blessing at Thanksgiving or Any Time of The Year
As we are in the week of our National holiday, Thanksgiving, I want to share a story that I read earlier. Rather than my words, I want to share it […]
Is Your Message Connecting?
In the 1980’s Texas, like much of the nation, was facing an ever-growing issue, litter. Littering had gotten so bad that there was a national campaign attempting to fend off […]
Attributes of Fruitful Leadership part 2
In last week’s post, we wrote of three traits of a fruitful leader. In this post, we’ll look at two more attributes of fruitful leaders. Celebrate: What the pastor and […]
3 Attributes of Fruitful Leadership
I have been saddened over the years each time I learn of a pastor who due to poor leadership decisions, has lost not only his church but his ministry. Sometimes […]
Moving From an Organization of People to a People With a Cause
A stagnant body of water lies still, does not move, does not produce anything positive, and will over time begin to stink and die. A moving body of water, on […]
When You Hit the Wall
One night last week I literally walked into a wall – the outside corner of a wall. Following a similar pattern as most nights, I walked into our dark bedroom […]
Grief Throughout the Church 2020
In one of my first meetings with the educational leaders of a church I served, I made the comment, “There are no sacred cows.” Everyone in the room agreed, Amened, […]
Becoming a Directional Leader
Pastor Greg mused as one of his members walked away. “Wow, that is the fifth person this morning who has commented on the changes in his/her life. Eight in the […]
Starting New Ministries
A young man in our church approached me in the hallway a few months after the launch of a fruitful aerobics ministry. Carl was a former military man. Apparently, in […]
There is No Great Commission Time Out
I read a very encouraging article this weekend of a church, Pleasant Grove, in Owensboro, Kentucky. This church, PGBC, in the last six months has completed a 2.5 million dollar […]
