I’ve gotten to know a few bloggers since I started my blog 3 weeks ago. These guys are planting churches and doing a great job, so I added the to my “Other Cool Blogs” section. They are Bill Streger and Tally Wilgis. I think you’ll like their blogs, so visit them before they get lonely and start creating “Top 5 lists!”
Top 5 Best TV Dads
In the spirit of the movie “High Fidelity”, I’ve decided to start a weekly post sharing my top 5 lists on whatever subject I’m thinking about currently. So in light of Father’s Day, here’s my top 5 best TV Dads list… Top 5 Best TV Dads 5. Steven Keaton (Family Ties) 4. Jason Seaver (Growing Pains) 3. Mr. Drummond (Different Strokes) 2. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show) And the greatest TV dad ever… 1. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) Was there really another choice?
How long are you a church plant?
Here’s a question I’ve been thinking about recently. Since I’ve started this blog 3 weeks ago, I’ve gotten to meet a few church planters. So here’s my question, “At what point are we not church planters anymore?” Is there a time limit? Is it like “You’re only newlyweds for a year, then you’re just married?” But are we ever done planting? Or at some point is the church planted? What are the markers of a planted church to a planting church? Is it time, facility, attendance? Who’s got the 411 on this? “Who is this one so wise in the … Read More
Name that Movie
“You worked at All American Burger!” (Remember, no use of external means to figure this one out!) Enjoy!
Apples, Chips, and Church
I just got done watching Steve Jobs give his keynote address at the 2005 Worldwide Developers Confrence. Watch it Here I am amazed at how well he is able to cast the vision for the future of Apple. A couple of things struck me as I watched this address… #1 – He grabbed everyone’s attention – Steve Jobs is not the most dynamic speaker I have ever heard, but his content is so compelling that I was hanging on every word. It showed me that it isn’t just the best speakers communicators. It’s the people who have great … Read More
Nailing Down a Board
I think choosing a board of directors is one of the most important and underestimated roles in any church. In our church, we follow a staff-led model, but the board of directors can provide incredible wisdom, insight, and godly counsel if a Pastor chooses wisely. So I’ve decided to list 11 considerations in selecting a quality board of directors: #1 – Are they where you want to be? – Many times, people are chosen to be on boards because they’ve been around the church for a while or they were part of your "sending" church. But the real question we … Read More
The Chicken and the Egg of Teaching
So what came first, the chicken or the egg? Let me ask you another question, what comes first, the Biblical text or the illustration? I believe the text should come first. The primary issue of preaching is to get God’s heart across as revealed in scripture. So that should be the basis from which all of our series ideas or message flow from. Do you have a great illustration, or a movie that you want to build a series of messages around? I think that’s fine, but be careful that the tail doesn’t begin to wag the dog. When you … Read More
2005 Reading List So Far
Well, the year is almost half over (Is that optimistic or pessimistic?) and I set a goal to read 30 books a year. Of course, not all books are created equal, which means there are books of 100 pages and others of 500. So I decided this year that not only was I going to read 30 books, but that I was going set a goal of 6,000 pages (That’s 200 pages per book for those keeping score at home). So here’s where I’m at: Fields of Gold by Andy Stanley The 1 Thing by Thom & Joanie Shultz The … Read More
Sweet and Sour Teaching
Since I was in Bible College I’ve heard students, teachers, and future Pastors debate the issue of what’s the best way to teach for life change. Those in the Expositional camp site Paul’s exhortation to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20 as the proof text for straight “through the Bible” teaching. “Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.” (Acts 20:26-27) The topical camp looks at the fact that Jesus Himself never taught through a book of … Read More
Mad Props to my Baptist friends
We had a baptism service yesterday and due to the fact that we meet in a movie theatre, baptisms have always been a bit of an issue. We’ve tried some different venues: ocean and pools. But we called a Baptist church and asked if we could rent their baptistry for a service and they were happy to give us their sanctuary for FREE! I was shocked. Since when do local churches help each other? It renewed my faith in local churches working together and working together for the furtherance of the kingdom. So to all my peeps at New Testament … Read More
