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Your church's mission statement should be so great that it requires every member to be...

November 07, 2013

Sometimes a complete overhaul is necessary, and other times, a slight course correction will do.

November 06, 2013

Build trust. Trust builds relationships, and relationships build community. If we want to grow, we...

November 05, 2013

“I’m a pastor.”

In many parts of the country today is Election Day. We are having municipal elections...

November 04, 2013

On Reading “Open Source Church”

You are a living epistle. Let your light shine bright as a testament to the...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

I’m reading the book Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All, and...

October 29, 2013

Study the beauty around you. God is in the details, and seeing this beauty could...

October 28, 2013

Recognize injustice. It's hard to imagine a daily reality that includes ongoing social or personal...

October 23, 2013

Imagine a world where God is real and peace is possible for everyone. This is...

October 21, 2013

Persevere. If you want progress, embrace the discomfort and anxiety often associated with change. Press...

October 17, 2013

Courage overcomes the feeling of helplessness and encourages us to think clearly and take action...

October 16, 2013

Patriotism Abandoned

When our founding fathers crafted the government of the United States, they no doubt had...

October 14, 2013

Practice forgiveness. Harboring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for someone else to die.

October 10, 2013

Structural integrity is building your house with good, sound materials on a foundation that is...

October 09, 2013

God’s ways are higher than our ways and God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts....

October 08, 2013

The Oldest Profession

I have often said that the “oldest profession” is not prostitution. In fact, according to...

October 07, 2013

We are a part of one universal consciousness, the One Mind that governs everything: God.

October 04, 2013

Direction. Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off, and then determine...

October 01, 2013

If we follow Jesus’ example of leadership development, our job to grow the church becomes...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Leadership development is the way forward. The essential elements for developing passionate leaders for the...

September 25, 2013

Masks

Jesus warned of how religion can serve as a mask. He said: Woe to you...

September 24, 2013

The most effective leaders find the balance between knowing and doing by being. What are...

September 23, 2013

We are called to be powerful not pitiful! God is looking for people bold enough...

September 18, 2013

Christianity is more than a set of beliefs to be recited. When someone makes the...

September 17, 2013

Drinking Poison

The gospel lesson on Sunday was the 15th chapter of Luke, which actually contains three...

September 16, 2013

Word in Action: Smile. When the light in your soul is reflected in your eyes...

September 13, 2013