If I had a choice, I think I’d take the tropical: HT:  SacredSandwich.com    

I’m not threatening… but… a warning to all worship leaders and sound board operators. I’ll give you one more week. Thank you. Share Sign up for our Weekly Email for Church...

OK… I don’t know that I’d really like to see these guys in church; but they would liven up some things, I guess. Check these guys out. The first is my all-time favorite. I’ve thrown in a classic Bill Cosby bit at the end as a bonus…

Enjoy…

You gotta love cable access shows, especially when you pair a really serious KJV guy with someone who wants to talk about this particular Bible passage…

This still goes down as one of the most obscure and weird videos I’ve ever seen on the internet… staring Josh McDowell.

Some people have too much time on their hands.  Here is a phone call of a church visitor who didn’t like a certain member of the praise team.  (Mistake #1:  leaving your criticism on the church answering machine) Original Church Complaint Voice Mail Now, here’s the “dance re-mix” of the complaint (Mistake #2:  having someone on your staff with too much time on their hands) Dance Remix...

The “Bigger Church, Bigger Impact” conference wrapped on Friday, leaving participants feeling drained and dejected. “I came here thinking my church was doing all right. Now I see we’re so dinky and dumb, it’s not even funny,” says pastor Steve Irvine of Reno, Nev., who went to his hotel room and cried after each session. Several faith-filled conference speakers shared how they grew their churches to tens of thousands of members with various ministry techniques. In the foyer afterward, many participants wore tight grins. Some broke down on the spot. After paying $400...

10. Average time between sending in application and receiving rejection notice: 5-7 minutes. 9. On eight different job search websites there’s a picture of you with the caption “Don’t bother applying.” 8. You keep getting responses rejecting you for the position but encouraging you to apply for “Pastor of Folding Bulletins.” 7. Every opening you see needs a minimum of 25 years experience at a church of at least 10,000 members. 6. You find out that the “salary package + health benefits” for your “perfect job” consist of “Love Offerings” and some Band-Aids. 5. The search committee...

This is from Eugene Peterson’s “The Message” from Galatians Chapter 6.  If you’re feeling tired, weary, or ready to give up this Monday morning, this word is for you! “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others.  Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.  Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life...