As a leader from time to time I become frustrated that my vision for my organization has not yet become our vision. The “our” in that changes depending on...
The other day I had a meeting with missionaries from Europe and the Middle-East who were in town. Naturally they wanted to meet at Cracker-Barrel, which has yet to...
Dads like the job. Why not? Having kids is our chance to be a kid again, while also giving the kids a chance to have the time of their...
MTV created a special “Being Dad” show as a part of their successful “Teen Mom” series. I have not seen this series but I did see an excerpt of...
During my graduate work and thesis on The Lord’s Supper I developed a clear conviction: The Eucharist is one of the great opportunities to offer a salvation commitment experience...
We all talk about “empowering young leaders” and there are many upsides to that: We get new talent to fill slots. We are able to influence the ministry longer...
Tonight kicked off the Festival of Spiritual Formation 2014 Event and part of my emcee duties was to introduce Steve DeNeff. My intro was, let’s say: unconventional. Maybe even...
I just sent this email to the administrative assistant of the pastor at the church I attend. What kind of reply would you give to this, Pastors? ———- I...
You may have heard of a minister who received special immigrant status. Raul Rivera from StartCHURCH covered this and explained it in an article posted May 12, 2014. The...
Scriptures pair the highest invincible qualities and titles of God with compassion for the lowest and vulnerable among us…. “For the Lord your God is God of gods and...
I appreciate Good Friday as much as the next guy, but I’m so very glad my faith is not grounded on the life, teachings, and death of a martyr....
A few days before LENT 2014 I posted 5 riddles about the 5 things I’m giving up and some rationale behind the traditional pattern I’m using to fast. The...