With Easter just around the corner, I want to encourage you to think strategically to prepare for God to send you people who need to know Him. After years of doing crusades, the Billy Graham Association was able to predict, with astonishing accuracy, how many people will come forward for prayer on any given night. How? Because the number always … Read More
Billy Sunday on the Engaged Church
“The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.” -Billy Sunday, American Evangelist
Keys to Worship Planning – Cooperating with God
“Never forget that you have the incredible privilege of cooperating with the one who charted the universe. Give him room and permission to map your preaching for his purposes, as you fulfill your obligation to be an excellent representation of his nature.” – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley The above quote is from … Read More
Too Tired to be Healthy (Thursdays are for Health)
“Poor food choices combined with a lack of physical activity are a recipe for constant lethargy, which makes ‘I’m too tired’ a self perpetuating excuse. Make a healthy meal even though you are tired. Go for a walk even if you don’t feel like it. Over time, with consistent effort, you will have more and more energy and this excuse … Read More
Museum of the Bible Opening in DC
This Fall, just three blocks south of the US Capitol, a 430,000-square-foot Bible museum is scheduled to open. It’s designed to provide people with an immersive and personalized experience on the history and the impact of the Bible. To learn more about the museum, visit Museumofthebible.org. This museum reminds us of the importance of being students of the Bible and … Read More
5 Church Growth Essentials from the Apostle Paul
Today’s guest post comes to us from Charles Stone for ChurchLeaders.com. When I was in seminary, Church Growth 101 was a required course. I took interest in the whole field and became a student of church growth. I read a pile of books and attended most of the big church growth conferences. Some of the principles I’ve applied have worked. … Read More
John Newton’s View of Our Time on Earth
“Our work is great; our time is short; the consequences of our labors are infinite.” – John Newton, clergyman and author of the hymn “Amazing Grace”
Keys to Worship Planning – Don’t Change that Message!
“Every pastor is sometimes tempted to change a message at the last minute. But if you have planned prayerfully and properly – trusting that God knows the exact message that needs to be preached at the exact moment it needs to be preached – you should never change your message based on last-minute feelings or circumstances. Every time I have … Read More
Make Time for Healthy Living Now (Thursdays are for Health)
“Part of our calling is to care for the needs of others. So, when we don’t have time to eat well or work out because we are busy serving other people, well, that’s just the price we pay for doing God’s work, right? Wrong. This is nothing more than a righteous-sounding reason for taking our temple for granted. In reality, … Read More
Tech Time Out
I want to challenge you to the idea of a tech free day. A day where you literally unplug from all digital connections. Think of it as a tech fast. Many of us can remember going on retreats or cruises back in the 1990s or early 2000s where there was no Internet or cell phone service. Seems like such a novel time … Read More