Had a great meeting with a sharp church planter yesterday and he asked me a question that still has me thinking. He said towards the end of our meeting, “What’s the question I should be asking you but haven’t yet?” Wow! I’ve been thinking about that and asking God, “What’s the question I should be asking YOU but haven’t yet?” What’s the prayer I should be praying but haven’t yet? What’s the dream I should be dreaming but haven’t yet? Questions is how we grow. A friend told me when I was graduating from college, “You don’t have all the … Read More

– Today was incredible! – We had one service and crammed everyone in (which worked out nicely due to the Holiday weekend) – The energy was amazing! – Our volunteers was blessed by the “break” – I felt like I had the day off since I only had to preach once 🙂 – I think we’re going to do this a couple times a year while we can size wise. It was a huge win for our church! – We finished our TXT series with a bang! This was such a needed series for us. I’m glad we now have … Read More

I look over the prayer requests that our people write in their Connection Cards every week. Not only do I look them over because I want to pray for our church and be aware of what’s happening in their lives as their Pastor, I also believe it paints a picture of the spiritual condition of our church. As I looked over this week’s requests, here was the common theme: pray for ______________ that they might come to know Jesus. This brought a smile to my face because it told me that the people at Calvary Fellowship are serious about their … Read More

– Today was amazing! – We did a message called, “Q & A” where we just answered people’s questions about the Bible – We gave people a number where they could text their questions & it was awesome! – I wasn’t sure I was going to like not teaching and just fielding questions, but I loved it. I can definitely see us doing it again! – Next week we’re combining all the services into 1 service at 10AM. We’re going to have extended worship and we’re finishing our TXT series with a bang! – I have thoroughly enjoyed this series … Read More

Most Pastors tend to take their vacations during the sumer for a variety of reasons (kids are out of school, attendance is flat) which I think is a good idea. Sometimes we can lower the bar a little and say, “Hey, it’s summer. It’s no big deal.” But there is a huge importance to Summer that might get missed. People are moving into our communities during the summer and checking out our churches. So while our regulars might be waiting in ridiculously long lines at Disney World, new people are coming in every week to check us out. That means … Read More