Ministry Lessons

I am always learning. I hope that never changes. Lately God has been teaching me some things about leading ministry when people transition out of leadership positions. I wrote down some observations and lessons learned. I will likely come back to them and perhaps they will be of some benefit to you as the reader. –        …

Church Is A Team Sport (1 Cor 9:24-27)

  MOTIVATE I love sports. Competitive sports have been a part of my life since as far back as I can remember. I started playing t-ball at the age of 4 and continued in baseball through age 18. I have played in baseball, basketball, football, and even bowling leagues. For fun I have tried dozens…

Supper Manners (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)

MOTIVATE           Table Manners from previous centuries[1]  –          Some people put their hands in the dishes the moment they have sat down.  Wolves do that. –          Do not keep your knife always in your hand, as village people do, but take it only when you need it. –          Do not put back on your plate what…

Everlasting Father (Isa 9:6)

MOTIVATE –          VIDEO: BROWN CHILDREN’S NAME When I became a father for the first time I felt a sense of awesome responsibility. We had been married for 6 years and that was humbling in itself. Then when our first child came things had changed even more in that we were now responsible for the care…