A pastor was fired once for moving the pulpit from the side of the stage, as it is in some churches, to the center of the stage. He moved the pulpit and the church promptly fired him. About a year later, he visited the church. To his shock, the pulpit was resting in the middle…
Category: growing godly generations
i want this too… is the church growing because of you or around you?
If we want to see people really brought from darkness to light… people far from God brought to know Him in Spirit and truth, it’s going to be because you and I are personally invested in people’s lives. Good preaching and great music can produce big crowds and quick decisions, but not call out genuine…
1 Thess 5:1-11 Upsidedown Living: Present Moments
Last month I was sitting in a doctor’s office and could not help but overhear a conversation. The gentleman was speaking with a woman about the recent accumulation of earthquakes. He said it has made him believe in the end of the world in 2012. If you have not heard about the 2012 phenomenon[1] it…
A pastor’s week
Had a crazy, busy, long but ministry effective week last week & weekend. Here’s how it went down: Sunday – Had a sweet couple join our church on Sunday. They had lived in New Mexico previously and moved to Maryland. Been visiting for several weeks and decided to become members. They were already Christians so…