Well, it’s not the BIG decision, but it is a little decision. Jen and I will be telling our congregation this Sunday that God is leading us into church planting. We don’t have a definite location, and we don’t have a definite timeframe, but the indications all point to the fact …
Fellowship Technologies – Accelerating the Dynamic Church
Church management software used by Fellowship Church in Dallas. Fellowship Technologies - Accelerating the Dynamic Church …
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Churches And Marketing
Here are a few sites I found that address issues of marketing. I thought it might be important for me to remember in the future, so I'm just posting them here mostly for myself, but if you are interested, then here you go too! 22 Laws of Church Marketing article Church Marketing Sucks (I hate the …
A church that impresses a geek!
I can't believe this! I just saw this post (don't ask me how I found it) about a fellow who calls himself a technology evangelist. He recently visited a church in Texas and writes about his experience on his blog. You have to check this out. I couldn't believe the insights he gleaned and the …
025-13 — The Story Isn’t Over
Week 13 (and final) of this series. I close out this message series on the Gospel of Mark by showing how Mark really intended to end his story about Jesus wasn't an ending at all! Listen Online Download …
The Resurrection of Jesus (Easter 2005)
Every year at this time, I begin to think critically about the resurrection of Jesus. Yeah, you heard me right. I said, "_critically_". Just because I'm a pastor, that doesn't mean I accept everything in the Bible without thinking about it too. I'm a thinker, I majored in mathematics and philosophy …
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025-12 — He Wears a Crown of Thorns
Week 12 of this series... In this message, I dramatize the crucifixion event by giving a first person perspective of the event from one who saw everything. The point is that our king is the one who wears a crown of thorns. Listen Online Download …
Linux & Making Decisions
OK, so I'm a geek too. I like playing with other operating systems, and I'm especially interested in it now because my old laptop runs just too slowly under Windows 98. It's been bothering me quite a bit. However, there is a promise that Linux will run faster and with more stability, so I've been …
Small Group Assessment Tool
I just came across this link today and I haven't had the chance to look into it more, but it certainly is interesting. It's an assessment tool to see how healthy your small group is. If you are a leader or a member of a small group, then check this out and let me know if it helped you at …
Indianapolis & Lafayette
Jen and I visited Indianapolis this weekend. There are some areas of Indianapolis that are absolutely booming with growth. It truly is remarkable to see that on the north side of the city, there are some counties with the highest growth rates in the nation. On the south side of the city, there is …
Chesterton: Met with Pastor Neil
Last week I had the chance to meet with Pastor Neil Horner of Duneland Community Church. He generously offered to buy me lunch even though we hadn’t met before. We had a great conversation and I picked up on a few significant things: He is passionate about seeing the community impacted for …
025-10 — Sacrifice
Mark 12:35-14:26 In this message, I discuss the issue of sacrifice. Stated simply, we can make sacrifices because God cares for us! Sacrifice is a word that isn't very well received. Especially in American culture, we don't ever want to sacrifice anything. However, in Mark 12-14, there are at …
What’s a pastor for anyway?
Challies Dot Com: An Authoritative Word from God This is an interesting post I saw on another evangelical weblog called [challies.com][]. It talks about the importance of the pastor in the church and whether or not we've mistaken what the pastor's role really is all about. [challies.com]: …
Last Moments (Temptation)
Over at [CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com), there are some [photos posted](http://www.cnn.com/interactive/world/0502/gallery.tsunami.photos/frameset.exclude.html) about a couple who were vacationing when the Tsunami hit Thailand. From the website: >John and Jackie Knill of Vancouver, British Columbia, …
Questions on Tithing
This last Sunday, a lady in my church gave me a blue card with some questions on it regarding tithing. Since my email to her was rather long-winded, I thought I would share some of those thoughts here. Deuteronomy 26:2-15 Verse 2 says to take "some" of the firstfruits. What happens to …
025-09 — Receiving Your Vineyard
Mark 11:20-12:34 Did you know that God wants to give you a vineyard? It's true! God wants to give you charge over his very own vineyard; however, he expects us to be faithful with it and to give him some fruit. Download Now Subscribe to this series by dragging this link to your podcast …