Month: November 2020

Church Comorbidities

Comorbidities. Preexisting conditions. These words rank up there with unprecedented in a competition for word of year in 2020. Prior to March of 2020, few of us ever used the word unprecedented, we didn’t speak of preexisting conditions, and we may not have even known what a comorbidity was. But, that was time before COVID. …

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God Has Been Good

Somehow, it sneaks up on me every year. I can’t explain how it happens. Whenever my Bible reading turns to the book of Isaiah, each year I should be prepared. Yet, somehow, as I work through my Bible reading guide, I tend to focus only on the task at hand and not look ahead to …

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5 Steps To A Healthier Church

Healthy churches aren’t unicorns. Healthy churches exist, and you can be a part of one. Maybe you are part of a healthy church today. If so, then the steps listed in this post will help you to keep your church healthy. If your church isn’t healthy, you can be part of making it healthier. Try …

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Episode 35: Sports Ministry With Aaron Shaw

Have you ever wondered how you might use sports as a ministry or mission opportunity. Today on the show, I speak with Aaron Shaw about how sports has enabled people engage in their own communities, internationally, and even within prison systems. If you are passionate about sports and how you might use them as a part of your ministry, this podcast is perfect for you.

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Episode 34: Blue-Collar Christianity

Do you ever feel like you are a blue-collar person stuck in a white-collar church? Or maybe, you’re a white-collar person trying to understand a blue-collar culture? I grew up in a blue-collar family. My dad was a mechanic for twenty years and my mom managed the high school cafeteria. My first jobs involved manual labor. …

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I Became A Televangelist

Something happened during COVID that I couldn’t have ever anticipated: I became a televangelist. Our sermons are live-streamed and recorded here. My focus continues to be on the people to whom I preach at Malvern Hill, but increasingly, I have to be mindful of the fact that people outside of Malvern Hill are watching and …

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