Healthy Pastors Leading Health Churches
A football player's head is not in the game and he's just going through the motion. The narrator says he is phoning it in. The stage actor has said those lines precisely 568 times before audiences and an untold number in rehearsal and in front of his bathroom mirror. He has to really work at his craft, lest he "phone it in." The … [Read more...]
Quick tell me your plan for the offering this weekend. If you are like most church leaders you have not given the offering a thought. About the only time church leaders think about the offering is after it has been taken up and we are disappointed with the results. Giving as a percentage of Americans incomes to the church has … [Read more...]
Pastor Rick shared these practical reasons during his weekly webcast for pastors involved in 40 Days in the Word. You can hear the whole message at http://40daysintheword.com/webcast/. In order to keep growing, you have to have a biblical statement, a biblical strategy, and a biblical structure. Every building has a structure. … [Read more...]
I grew up in the early days of the internet. In my teenage years, I actually created and sold a small computer business. Before I met Jesus, I thought this kind of entrepreneurship was going to be my path in life. During those days, one of my heroes was Andy Grove, the former chairman of Intel. I once heard Andy say something that … [Read more...]
It is the command of Jesus that none should come to the altar with a heart that is unreconciled to his brother. If this command of Jesus applies to every service of worship, indeed, to every prayer we utter, then it most certainly applies to reception of the Lord's Supper. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Perfect Love desires communion, the sharing … [Read more...]
Between Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX sits First Baptist Church of Coppell, where a long-time standing building and congregation wanted to modernize the inside of their sanctuary to stay in tune with the local community. After seeing a demo and realizing the cost-benefits, the church implemented an environmental projection system, … [Read more...]
Our church is one of over 4,500 that are participating in the 40 Days in the Word campaign. One reason I believe this campaign to spend 40 days focused on God’s word is both timely and needed is because America has a Biblical illiteracy problem. In the land of the Gideon's, people aren’t getting the Good Book, but it’s not lack … [Read more...]
Why should a pastor consider using the online YouVersion LIVE event software to provide his or her sermon notes on mobile devices? After all, as the pastor you already have more on your plate than you can handle. Especially if you are like me and pastor a new or small congregation, you wear a lot of hats. Why add one more? After … [Read more...]
Pastor Rick shared these practical reasons during his weekly webcast for pastors involved in 40 Days in the Word. You can hear the whole message at http://40daysintheword.com/webcast/. Here are seven marks of a healthy small group, based on Acts 2:42-47 (NIV): 1. Healthy small groups study the Bible. Small groups in the New … [Read more...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- The popular Bible verse "John 3:16" is seen often at sporting events and throughout popular culture, but do Americans even know what it's referencing? A new survey suggests they do. The Barna Group poll conducted for the American Bible Society asked U.S. adults: "When you hear the phrase 'John three sixteen' … [Read more...]
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