Mar 2, 2008 | Announcements, Leading the Church, Pop Culture
A young man in my congregation, David Fricke, hopes to teach young Ugandan children the skill of photography. David hopes that the photos that they take can be used as both a source of income and a way to communicate to the world the plight of their region. Through...
Feb 26, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture
Lots of theories exist on this topic. Here’s one that caught my attention because it referred to men and our ministry to them: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0103/p01s01-ussc.html You’ll want to read the article before you continue reading this post. The...
Feb 20, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism
Are you a teacher? This question applies to us as it did to the great teacher of the Jewish law, Nicodemus. Nicodemus was so busy teaching the concept, he was failing to live it. So how do we become better teachers? The most recent sermon in the Lenten Sermon Series...
Feb 11, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism
Yesterday, I preached a sermon that asked and partially answered a question of faith. “What are you looking for?” Part of the answer acknowledged the searching questions that occupy our own hearts and affirmed the validity of that search. There’s...
Jan 31, 2008 | Leading the Church
For three weeks, we’ve been answering questions together. We took on “What’s the Deal with Hell?” and we took a swing at “How Do I Know I’m Saved?” We’ve even asked and answered, “What’s the Deal with...
Jan 16, 2008 | Leading the Church
The Christian Post has a great article by Nelson Searcy of The Journey Church (New York City, NY) on how to deal with five common church growth barriers. Here is a list of the five barriers with a quick summary of Searcy’s thoughts on each. My comments are added in...
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