Saturday Suggestions: April 23, 2016
Check out these suggested readings for this week. Topics include leadership, church staffing, rookie pastor mistakes, ministry silos, and small churches
Read MoreCheck out these suggested readings for this week. Topics include leadership, church staffing, rookie pastor mistakes, ministry silos, and small churches
Read MoreREADING: 2 Kings 6-8 It surely looked like the prophet and his servant were in trouble. In fact, all the servant could see were the…
Read MoreREADING: 2 Kings 4-5 I’m thinking today about great men of God I’ve studied or known. In history, I love studying Charles Spurgeon. Personally, I’m…
Read MoreWhatever we may call this entranceway to a church building and the worship center – which I will call “foyer” for consistency – here are some of the problems we’ve seen in years of church consulting.
Read MoreREADING: 2 Kings 1-3 I really enjoy investing in the young men God has connected me with over the years. I want them to walk…
Read MoreIt’s funny, actually. I’m a professor and church consultant, though I’m a pastor at heart – and I serve as one of the pastors at my local church, Restoration Church in Wake Forest, NC. But, because people see me as seminary professor/trainer first, they often ask me questions about pastors.
Read MoreREADING: 1 Kings 21-22 Much of the Bible’s teaching about spiritual warfare is clear, but today’s reading includes a text that is quite confusing at…
Read MoreChurch growth writers talk about the bell-shaped curve that characterizes the growth of many churches. Based on my years of church consulting, here are some markers of churches on the downslope.
Read MoreIf you need help praying consistently, pray like Jesus prayed.
Read MoreMost of us struggle with prayer. Even when we know we should pray, it’s not always easy to do it.
Read More