I’ve wondered for years what this day may look and feel like. I will certainly find out in the next 4 hours. It’s been an amazing 3 days. From the most ghastly, sudden, and thunderous moment of my life to a quiet if not increasingly busy Saturday...
It happened again. I drove past a church that had a friends and family service planned. I’m cynical…I get it. Please understand I don’t say that flippantly like, “Yo, I’m just being real.” No. There is a fine line between...
So, you want to reach out? You want to make a difference? You want to grow “your” ministry or group? You don’t want to just be the person who tells your members/regulars to “bring their friends?” You’ve gone ahead and read...
In my previous post on most youth groups (and groups in general) using the line, “Bring your friends” I explained why this is very often counterproductive. I also said that I would begin a series explaining a better way to go about things. That starts...
The phrase started at the youth group at Bedrock Pres. Church lead by Og and Oog. It has been re-uttered exactly 2.5 million times annually since then (6,000 or so BC). It is the sloppiest way to “grow” a youth group and it is universally used and...
I delivered one of the most difficult messages I’ve had in years recently. No, it wasn’t the wedding I did. That was great (the wedding was great, my sermon was fine). No, it wasn’t church. That was a huge blessing. It was when I spoke to...