20 Things I’ve Learned From Pastoring The Same Church For 20 Years
After spending more than 8 years in youth ministry, my wife Annette and I moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to central Illinois in December of 1997 to plant a church that…
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19 Years. 19 Takeaways. [Lessons From a Church Planter]
It’s hard for me to believe that I have been pastoring the same church for more than 19 years. I could probably publish a book called How Not To Plant…
Dear Christian (22 Things We Need to Quit)
Before you read the following, I just want you to know that these are things I am guilty of, too. Like I tell my church all the time: “I’m preaching…
13 Ridiculous Things You Should Never Hear…In Church
We have the greatest news in history. Our services should reflect that.
Pastor’s Only Work ONE Day, Right?
I wrote this a few weeks ago but shelved it because I didn’t want the words or tone to be misinterpreted. Just sitting down and hammering-it-out was therapeutic enough. Why post it now?…