This is the final part to my little three part series, “Bit by Bit.†If you need to catch up go here first and then here, and that should get you all squared away. And I can wait. I got a little bit of time… Done? Cool. So what’s the bottom line for what Bill […]
READ MORETo catch up on this one, go here and read yesterday’s post (part 1). So what is it that causes a majority of church decline? Pastor burnout? or Waning influence in once prominent, or at least, promising congregations? Bill Hybels calls it “Incrementalism.” In his book, “ax i om [ak-see-uhm],” he mentions this killer in […]
READ MOREAlmost all church planters begin with a dream. In the beginning it might be a burden to reach a certain group of people in a certain town—or—an entire city or area of the country. Then there is much prayer and sharing of the vision with a handful of people (and these days, various church planting […]
READ MOREI already miss the Olympics. Anyone else? My kids are at the perfect age now to watch it and really enjoy the determination and competitiveness. And there were so many lessons to learn from the games. Lessons about the dead end of cheating Lessons about the importance of consistency in training […]
READ MORECan I ask another favor? First of all, thanks to everyone who made the shift this weekend! The Saturday service was larger and 8:30 am on Sunday was slammed. That’s great news, but isn’t it funny how every time we make the shift people come out of the woodwork like they were hiding there all the […]
READ MOREWow! This was one of the record crowds we’ve ever seen at Southbrook church! God is really bringing folks our way and we want to be good stewards of each precious life we have the opportunity to influence. That’s what a church with, “it” is all about! On a sad note, some families had to […]
READ MOREHi gang! With the back to school folks showing up in droves (what exactly is a drove anyway?) we all need to make a shift. There are a couple of places that have some room and a couple of places that really, really don’t. DO Saturday Evening @ 6:30 Sunday morning @ 8:30 Sunday morning […]
READ MOREThis was one of Alex Langley’s favorite songs, “Come to Jesus.” in the last verse they change come to Jesus to, “Fly to Jesus.” Tonight we said, “Goodbye for now, sweet Alex.” I say, ‘for now’ because we know that we will see Alex again in heaven. And I’m not talking about the trite, scripted […]
READ MOREImagine this life without hope. And I’m not talking about the political version being served up right now (and every four years for that matter). I’m talking about real hope about things of eternal value. I mean, sure, I hope I still have a job next year. I hope my family is safe and close—always. […]
READ MOREApart from the 8 gold medals Michael Phelps garnished at the Beijing games. there was another story that kept creeping up. And no, I’m not referring to his heroic mom. That story didn’t creep up, it sprang up at every turn. No, I had a different question… Where was dad? I mean, Michael credits his […]
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