– Today was awesome! – We had a problem last week (The 9:30AM crowd was sleepy to put is mildly), so we bought dozens of Crispy Creme donuts and gave them to our 9:30 crowd as they came in. Needless to say, problem solved 🙂 – We finished Habakkuk today. I felt it was the message of the series. People responded really well. – Mark was out due to the birth of his son, so Tanya led worship today and rocked the house! – Tanya also hosted the services today (in our context, the host is the person who prays, … Read More

After 10 minutes writing an email to respond to a blog (by someone I know) who was bashing a friend of mine, I decided to delete the email I was writing and get on with my life. Why? Because some people are never going to get it. It kills me that we’re called to reach the world, but we don’t because we’re too busy nitpicking each other. If these people put the same amount of effort into reaching people far from God as they did criticizing other Christians, who knows what could be accomplished. I’m never going to get those … Read More

Totally excited about our evangelism seminar that’s happening on Thursday July 24 from 9AM – Noon. We’re seen nearly 600 people make first time decisions for Christ since January of 2007 and I’m looking forward to sharing our story of how God has worked in our church and how God can work in other churches as well! If you’re thinking of coming out, click here link to register. I’m looking forward to an awesome time talking about the Great Commission!

– Awesome day! – I love kicking off a new series – I also teaching through books of the Bible, so I was really excited to start Habakkuk – I love the rhythm we have at church. I feel we’re beginning to hit on all cylinders – The band played, “God of this City”. What a great song! – I haven’t taught 3 times in a row in a few weeks, my throat was a bit rough after the 2nd service, but Vocalzone got me back to tiptop shape – It was great to be back at our church today. … Read More

A couple of weeks w brought in a financial planner to met with our Pastors and talk us about planning for the future. All of us had done some of what he recommended, but he helped us fill in the gaps. From all I’ve read, done, and been advised here’s what I think are the non-negotiables for Pastors in planning their financial future: Life Insurance The stats on death are still hovering right around 100%, so if you’re married and/ or have kids then life insurance is a non-negotiable. I know you think you’re invincible and you never going to … Read More

– Taught at this church this weekend. Had a good time. – Taught on hearing God’s voice. People really connected with the message – Missed being at Calvary Fellowship today, but I know Mark did a great job teaching – Guesting speaking is something I don’t do much of, but I like it at times. – It allows me to still teach (which I love), but I don’t have to put together a brand new message – Next Sunday we start a series called “Uncensored:Getting Real with God” as we spend 3 weeks in the book of Habakkuk. – I’ve … Read More

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