Well, It’s Go Time

Well, It’s Go Time

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...
Be Heard

Be Heard

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...
Be Seen

Be Seen

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...
Being Relational…

Being Relational…

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...
Bring a Friend!

Bring a Friend!

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...
Conflicted

Conflicted

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...