Pastors Q & A

“What’s one thing you’re currently doing in ministry, that you wish you had started years ago?” "Saying no and trusting others. I said yes to every speaking opportunity. I said yes to fill every void and need (Sunday School teacher, Continue Reading

Conduct a Facility Inspection

This post is a part of the “One Thing” series. Often we feel like we have to take drastic steps in our life or church to see significant change, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes the small things create Continue Reading

Move to Two

As in two services, as quickly as possible. Just not too quickly. Move too quick and you may end up with two mediocre services. You want to avoid that. So, you wait until you’re filling up seventy to eighty percent Continue Reading

Insiders or Outsiders

One of the most important decisions we ever made as a church came very early on. It was a decision that would dictate numerous decisions down the road. The decision was to place our focus on reaching those outside the Continue Reading

7 Ways to Avoid the Summer Slump

Today, June 20th is the first day of summer. I can barely contain my excitement. It may sound like I’m being facetious, but that’s not the case. After enduring a spring that was filled with dogwood, blackberry, and cotton britches Continue Reading

Connecting Men to the Church

Over the past 13 years, (8 full-time) I have traveled and spoken to men’s groups throughout much of the nation. I do a ministry called Outdoor Truths. It started through an article that I began writing to newspapers. The article Continue Reading
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