YOUNG ADULTS
A pastor asked me last week, “How do you get college students and young adults plugged in? They come home and sing in the choir, but they won’t do any more than that.” Systemically, go back to middle school and…
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PRAYER
Back in July 2007, Steven Furtick at Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC (The 8th fastest-growing church in America according to Outreach Magazine) preached a 5-week series titled “Confessions of a Pastor.” This message was the 5th week and was preached…
August Rush
Living the Rhythm of Life: The Music is All Around Us When our lives are rhythmically in tune with God, the music of our lives is played out to anyone around us who cares to listen. Maxwell “Wizard” Wallace (Robin Williams)…
CHRISTMAS WITH A CAPITAL C
I don’t normally listen to Christian radio. For whatever reason, though, I had the new local station on during my drive to class. After the morning’s Scripture reading from the Book of Psalms, the anchor said, “And remember, Merry Christmas.…
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. It got hijacked. Part of it’s because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who’ve been all too…
THIS WEEK
A few lessons I have learned this week, and in the weeks leading up to this week, about what we as pastors and leaders do in church: 1. Start well: when you are just starting off in a new setting…