Yesterday was a big day, I celebrated the 30th anniversary of my birth. Somehow that sounds better to me than to say that I turned thirty. Either way, regardless of how you slice it, I’ve been on this earth for thirty years and have thirty less years to go than I did on February 3, …
I recently was directed to an article about lawn care that suggested we could serve the environment best by allowing our lawns to die. I immediately shrieked in astonishment, I am convinced that the environment in my neighborhood is enhanced by my green grass. Never-the-less, it was not the environment aspects of the article that …
Recent articles and issues in the news have caused me to revisit my commitment. Paul is very clear in Titus 1:7 that an elder is to be above reproach. In other words, there is a standard above which elders must exist, live, and minister if they are to continue serving in the position of elder. …
Recently I’ve spent a good bit of time with the Students of our church. In the absence of a staff person to give attention to them, many volunteers have stepped up and I have had the privilege of teaching them on a somewhat regular basis. As a result, and in anticipation of a sermon series …
Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at Southern Seminary, recently wrote a piece describing seven sure-fire ways to blow up a church. They are listed below, but you will want to read his descriptions of these on the SBTS website here. Seven sure-fire ways to blow up a …
Pastor, what role does personal, one on one work play in your ministry and in the ministry of your church? Henry Drummond, contemporary and disciple of D.L Moody held that preaching is not the most important work ministers do with souls. Far better, he argued, is personal work, for it is only at this level …
In the conclusion of his biography of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin entitled, The Legacy of Sovereign Joy, John Piper offers four lessons that we can learn from the lives of flawed saints who have gone on before us. Below they are listed along with some Scripture passages to reflect on. Pastors, as inadequate as you …
Cam Huxford from the Mars Hill Downtown Seattle campus created this beautiful video to tell of his idolatry. Pastors, what idols does God need to crush in your life? Ask Him… “Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
Mark Driscoll has written on “Pastor Dad” which can be downloaded for free (and which I have not yet read), that reminds fathers that they are all pastors in their homes. I am learning a few things about being Pastor Daddy in my home and am being reminded that just as all fathers are pastors, …
I’m excited to be a part of reFocus next Tuesday morning at the SC Upstate Evangelism Conference. reFocus emerged from some conversations and visioning between me and Jay Hardwick, and what we believe to be the passion of many other young pastors in our state. In light of the work of the GCR Task Force …