In almost every city across the US huge efforts are being made to plant churches. In the Greater Tampa area, there were close to 100 plants launching at the same time. Can you say Plethora? I’m not sure how much enduring fruit will be born from all of this invested...
The title of this blog could also be - “You don’t have to know a drowning person to save their life.” There has been...
If the church was a mission to the moon, and I was the commander of the mission, my call to Mission Central would be:...
Commitment to organized religion is now declining at the same time the public passionately pursues personal, spiritual...
One of our worship leaders shared a great line in an email to me. He and his wife met a couple from our area at a...
I am often asked “How can one create a culture of serving somewhere that has been lacking an outward focus?” That’s a...
Starting a church from scratch is never an easy path. It is something that requires faith, an undeniable calling...
In the early days of our church, founding pastor Steve Sjogren coined a simple phrase for people to use in basic...
Build a Memory of Thanksgiving Kindness When you think of the words, “kindness” and “Thanksgiving” an image of food...
Before we think through how to capitalize on this unique opportunity, let’s recall three key things we know to be true...
I spend a lot of time in churches with church leaders and their people. I gave a lot of thought to what the game...
Ernest Gordon was a Christian, author, and former dean of Princeton Seminary who died a couple of decades ago. Gordon...