This is so true. This week as you prepare for your weekend services… which library will you read from? As you deal with your staff and your congregation… which library will you read from? Theological debates are fun.  I love them.  But when they begin to define your ministry or...

Much has been made of Baseball star Josh Hamilton’s ‘falling off the wagon’ last week. Hamilton, who has struggled with drug and alcohol addictions, had a week moment last week when he had some drinks at a Texas bar. To his credit, Hamilton handled things very nicely (in my...

Mark Driscoll has written a post over at PastorMark.tv telling of his personal experience at the Elephant Room this year.  Here are the 10 things he learned.  (You’ll need to go here to read more details): 1. I appreciate godly friends who don’t want to defeat me publicly but rather...

God’s intention for Christianity is for it to have a “masculine feel”. Those are the words of John Piper this week. And I’m sure they are fightin’ words for many.  But not for me. Women in ministry has been and is continuing to be a huge issue for many in the...

As shepherds, we are to lead the people. But what happens when the sheep don’t have a leader? Here’s a great picture of what happens when there is poor leadership: Have you ever been a part of a church that is going nowhere? Are you leading your sheep in a circle? Please…...

Mars Hill has a tremendous problem. They’ve seen phenominal growth in numbers… in fact they’ve grown 50% in the past year (over 5,000 people). That includes a 12% increase in attendance SINCE LAST WEEK. SINCE LAST WEEK. Church-wide… they are at 82% capacity during 36...

Bob Roberts writes: People don’t change the world, the world changes people. I know that sounds like heresy from an evangelical, but it’s true. There are those few “world changers” that seize moments, but it isn’t because they thought it up, it’s because the environment was created...

Great quote by James MacDonald: I don’t need to prove my orthodoxy in every conversation or press every dialogue to the breaking point, in fear of failing to evidence my own fidelity to Scripture. Why is it that some feel the need to frame every single discussion around the need to tell...

Some of Seth Godin’s posts are the shortest. This one had me thinking this morning. Here’s the concept:  We all say that we’re ok to fail.  It’s ok if we try something new and it doesn’t work out ok… we’ll just try something else. But very few of us...

Justin Taylor posted a couple of great quotes from John Newton recently.  I thought they were extremely fitting as you start your new week: I have seldom one-hour free from interruption. Letters, that must be answered, visitants that must be received, business that must be attended to. I have...

Uh… an important reason to make sure your Facebook and other internet passwords are secure, Pastor… Don’t be this...

What do you think of this ‘Church Discipline Contract’? This was posted over at JesusNeedsNewPR.  I’ve taken and blurred out the name of the church; not because I want to hide it; but I don’t want it to skew your original thoughts on to whether this is a good or bad...

Dr. Chappell is pretty friendly and likeable for a strict fundamentalist.  One of the friendliest I’ve seen.  I think he’d be a great guy to sit down and have lunch with.  (And he’d actually have lunch with me, even though I’m not a Baptist). Here are some things...

This quote from Seth Godin has me thinking today: If you think you have no choice but to do what you do now, you’ve already made a serious error. As you go about your day, leading in the most important organization known to man, the church, don’t make a serious error of thinking...

You can have the best vision in the world, but without great execution, you’ll get sidetracked.  Every time. Will Mancini has some great thoughts on how NOT to get sidetracked.  He shares 6 common mistakes on implementation and execution that you may want to consider: #1 Spinning Wheel...