Church Leadership
Worship Concerts & Pricey Tickets
With the recent popularity of all the “worship concerts” and the expensive ticket prices ($25-$100 per person- cost for my family of six would be around, $200); “Does anyone in the church think it strange that you can go to your local church and listen (and participate) in the worship unto God for FREE, but need…
Read MoreDefining and Assessing Biblical Leadership & Church Success
(Click here to read in pdf) Many pastors today in the U.S. have become discouraged by the past 15 years of popular leadership training in the church (and for very good reasons). Such leaders like John Maxwell, Bill Hybels, and Rick Warren have had many great things to write and say about leadership, however, they have…
Read MoreWhere Would Jesus Be?
Click here to read as a PDF. The life of Jesus has been a subject covered by a vast amount of scholarship. Yet, in all the studies and coverage of His life, the study of “Where was Jesus?” has not been studied in detail, nor its implications pursued for the modern day church leader. If…
Read MoreUtilizing Online Learning Models in the Church for Discipleship
Since Jesus formed the Christian church upon the confession and person of Peter, learning has been at the center of all her activities. Jesus’ prime method for establishing the church was discipleship. Discipleship was not merely something Jesus did in a classroom, it was how He lived and shared His very life with His followers.…
Read MoreThe End Time Harvest in the End Times
During these last days we can see that the signs of Jesus’ second coming are happening all around us in rapid number. However, Christ’s disciples are not to just be waiting for His coming, but rather we are to be out working in the harvest field of souls, co-laboring with Christ (1 Corinthians 3:9). Today’s…
Read MoreUN-learn to RE-learn
“If you ask a kid, ‘Can you draw?’ They answer, ‘Yeah, of course. Where are the pens?’ But if you ask an adult, they often say ‘Oh, no. I can’t draw.’ or, ‘I can only draw stick men.’ Through this infrastructure that we call the school system, or just the social system, we’ve trained creativity…
Read MoreJohn the Baptist or Jesus?
Without putting down people who choose to do things for Lent (fasting, not eating meat, etc.), which is getting more and more popular in Protestant churches (borrowed from Catholicism), I really just want to challenge all Christians with this thought, “Are you more like John the Baptist or Jesus?” In other words, read this description from…
Read MoreFacebook Stardom in Ministry
After studying social media at Trinity as apart of my doctoral studies for the class, Preaching & Culture, something struck me as odd, and even grieving, and that is how many pastors and ministers use Facebook (and all social media) as a means to develop “Fans” and not “Disciples.” Now they may not call people their,…
Read MoreSocial Media and the Church
Note: This was a sermon preached in the class, “Preaching & Culture,” in the doctoral program aimed towards “church leaders” regarding “church and technology.” Like many young pastors I joyfully jumped head first into the social media revolution in the early 2000’s. I was a first hand witness to the explosion of social communities like “MySpace,” hosted weekly live…
Read MoreJesus is the Answer
Note: This was a sermon preached in the class, “Preaching & Culture,” in the doctoral program aimed towards “non-believers.” Modern man living in the U.S. has found himself in a situation where he has: More technology, yet less free time More social media, yet less real relationships More churches to choose from, yet is going to church…
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