One of our tasks for this week at CECL was to bring a video of a sermon we have recently preached at our church. In our peer group, we watched each other's videos and then offered encouragement to each other regarding what we thought was the other pastor's unique excellence in sermon …
Americans want to give more power to religious leaders
According to a report by the BBC, people in the United States would like to give more power to religious leaders! Here's a brief excerpt from the article: Forty percent of people in the US would like religious leaders to be given more power, a Gallup International poll commissioned by the BBC …
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CECL Session #5 Day 3
Basic elements of a leadership development program Danny Wallen finished up his sessions yesterday by giving us a couple of different models for developing leaders. I'll just quote them here: The Two Track Analogy There are four parts of leadership development that work together like the …
A Plan for Leadership Development
My assignment from yesterday's CECL session was to write up a preliminary plan for leadership development in a church. Considering that I am preparing to start a new church, I thought in terms of developing leaders from the "ground up" so to speak. It's a rough draft, but this is what I have so …
A Plan for Leadership Development
My assignment from yesterday's CECL session was to write up a preliminary plan for leadership development in a church. Considering that I am preparing to start a new church, I thought in terms of developing leaders from the "ground up" so to speak. It's a rough draft, but this is what I have so …
CECL Session #5 Day 2
I was pretty critical about yesterday's sessions because I was expecting something different than what was actually delivered. Today's sessions were much better in the sense that my expectations for the day were actually surpassed by the sessions themselves. There were two basic things that …
CECL Session #5 Day 1
The point of this week's session is to help us pastors develop additional skills in "Transformational Preaching," so the main presenters for the week are Dr. Michael Quicke, a professor of preaching and communication at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and Lori Carrell who is a professor of …
Slacker!
So about a month ago, I promised that I would blog about my experience with the Willow Creek Leadership Summit and I haven't completed that yet. D'oh! (As Homer Simpson would say.) Once again, I have proven to myself that I am a slacker. Will I let that stop me? NO! I won't let the simple fact …
CECL Session #5
Here I am at my fifth session of CECL --- the Center for Excellence in Congregational Leadership --- at the Green Lake Conference Center. It has been a good day so far, and the theme for this week is "Transformational Preaching." You'll have to listen to my sermons from here on out to tell me if …
028-08 — After We Say Amen
Nehemiah 1:11a So, what next? As this message series draws to a close, I want you to think about what happens when a season of prayer comes to an end. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. LINK …
028-07 — REBUILDING: Because of Who We Are
Nehemiah 1:10 In this message, I try to explain that because of who we are in Christ, we can expect great things from God! Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast software or RSS reader. LINK …
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Looking for a Worship Leader
I just got back from my trip over to North Park University to post some signs for a worship leader job at my church. One of the things that I believe will help us navigate the transition of me leaving to plant a church in Lafayette and the next steps that Northwest Baptist will take is a stable and …
Fasting Report
Well, my time fasting from the computer and TV went well yesterday. There was a point in the day when I was really bored, so I turned to prayer---almost fell asleep once, but it was good. Perhaps the coolest part about the day was being able to explain to my son why I couldn't play a video game …
Prayer Update
Hello, All of you know at this point that we are on our way to Lafayette, IN in the near future and hopefully most of you have received a full prayer update in your regular mail box at home---if not please respond to this and let me know and I'll make sure you get one soon!! We have been praying …
028-02 — Because of Who God Is
In this message, I explore Nehemiah 1:5-6. The passage is incredibly encouraging because it just simply reminds us who God is. In this message, I want to encourage you to come back to God simply because of who he is! Download now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast …
September’s Tuesday Fast
For the past two months, I have been taking the first Tuesday as a day for fasting and prayer. I've tried to do it with food and have gotten so distracted that I've messed up both times. This month (tomorrow) I'll be fasting from computer / TV / radio use. If you think of me, pray for me that I'll …