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November 2014

November 05, 2014

The Church and the Republican Party

After six years of an increasingly unpopular president, the nation decided to vote the opposition...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

Is This a Compliment or a Put-Down About Our Church?

Recently the staff at Mt Vernon got together and talked about who we'd met the...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Add a Little Crazy to Your Life

This past Sunday at Mt Vernon I told the church to "add a little crazy...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

The Greatest Compliment Someone Gave Our Church

"What a big church!" "What great preaching!" "What amazing worship!" "What great buildings!" Those are...

August 25, 2014

5 Things the Church Can Learn From Jimmy Fallon

I've got a morning routine. I drop off my oldest son at school each weekday,...

August 11, 2014

How to Spot the First-Time Guest at Your Church

Years ago I worked at a church that wanted to work on its outreach, so...

August 08, 2014

Five for Friday (8.8.14)

Here are a few articles to keep you learning through the weekend: 8...

August 07, 2014

What All My Favorite Movies Have in Common

I am a movie fanatic. If there's a great story playing on the big screen...

August 06, 2014

Look Around, They're You're Best Shot

Here's something scary you can do the next time you're at church: look around. Take...

August 05, 2014

Being Surprised You've Been Attending a Baptist Church the Past Few Months

The church I pastor is technically Mt Vernon Baptist Church, but on all of our...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

This is Why I Give Online

I give online to my church twice a month, and I wish I could say...

July 15, 2014

Why Attending Church Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Maybe you did it Sunday. Woke up, got the kids looking decent, scrambled out the...

July 01, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Chuck E. Cheese

Last week my family took our semi-annual pilgrimage to the mecca of children's experiences: Chuck...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Five for Friday (6.27.14)

Have a great weekend! A Different Kind of Millennial Problem - Wouldn't it be great...

June 11, 2014

The Weirdest Way I Ever Saved a Church Member $700

I've got a guy in my church named Kenny. I wish every church had a...

June 04, 2014

There is a "Third Way" – A Response to Al Mohler

The rising wave of homosexuality in the church has reached the shores of the evangelical world,...

June 03, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Maleficent

In 1959 the world was introduced to one of film's great villains: Maleficent, an evil...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

What's in the 'Secret Sauce' at Mt Vernon

The DNA of each church is different. Every church culture is unique. Recently our staff...

May 14, 2014

The Flu, Broken Homes and The Church: The Power of Belonging

Where do you belong? To a family? To a school? To a job? To a...

May 09, 2014

Five for Friday (5.9.14)

Enjoy your Friday! Sex, Millenials, and the Church: Five Implications - Good insight into the...

May 07, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from a Pack of Wildebeests

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring...

May 01, 2014

Growing a Church is Seriously This Simple

I know I've said this before, but pastors like me make church growth too complicated sometimes....

April 2014

April 30, 2014

This is Why the Church Exists

Sometimes we forget. Sometimes we get caught up in the urgent and forget the most...

April 28, 2014

Why I Wear a Simple Red Jersey

If you follow sports at all, then you've probably heard the explosive comments caught on...

April 23, 2014

The Easiest Way to Win Over Young Parents in Your Church

Impressing young parents in your church begins and ends with the nursery. It always has,...

April 21, 2014

The Easter Hangover

originally posted on April 1, 2013 It happens every year to pastors: the Easter...

April 14, 2014

The Myth of the "Unchurched" in the South

As a pastor I've heard the term "unchurched" thrown around for years. I look at...

April 10, 2014

The Small Shift That Could Revolutionize Your Church

It's the difference between attending a party and hosting a party. When you attend a...

April 07, 2014

A Good Kind of Tired

As you drag into Monday, I know you're tired, but is it a good kind...

April 04, 2014

Five for Friday (4.4.14)

Bringing back and older post format. Here are links to five good stories I've read...