Churches implicitly and unknowingly place expectations on their pastors, an unspoken expectation that at the end of the day they must do whatever is needed. And even if the church doesn’t communicate this, some pastors have control issues and are convinced that doing everything themselves will ensure it is all […]
What blueprint shall we use to design and structure our sermons? Though many design models exist, I recommend structuring your sermon using a broad framework of a story. Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication known to man. Often simple yet poignant, stories have a way of communicating […]
You love technology and all it offers. But you also hate it. In a nutshell, social media makes everything so much about us. We’re sucked into measuring our lives by how many followers we have and who they are. We want to believe we’re not the sum of the “Likes” […]
Should I continue or quit? Have you ever faced this question? I have. Quitting is not the worst thing a leader can do. There are times when a fisherman’s line gets so tangled he needs to cut his losses for the sake of survival. At other times a leader may […]
The congregation is both active and passive in worship. In one real sense, they are receiving what has been prepared by the ministers for that particular week. Presentation is, therefore, no trivial matter. Our desire is for believers to hear his word, affirm it as true, and submit to its […]
Great comeback stories give us hope. We can all relate to the experience of spending time in difficult places where we wondered if we were ever going to make it back. We’ve all been in seasons when we’ve longed for something better than what we’re experiencing right now. We could […]
