No one likes to have critics. Their words often hurt us emotionally even if we don’t show it. I have experienced my share of criticism for leading Crossroads. But what I didn’t expect was the natural desire in me to silence my critics. I have at times wanted so badly […]
I think sometimes it is easier for us to invest in a system rather than in people. It’s less complicated to create a uniform system where everyone is recruited, given a handbook and told how to operate. But we have seen the limitations of systems in the church. Sometimes they […]
Anyone who knows me well, knows I don’t like the word “Christian”. Especially when over 80% of our country at one point considered themselves Christians. I have an entire message series I’m going to preach on “How to NOT become a Christian”. My problem is that our definition of Christianity […]
I have found it is often hard to plan inspirational or creative moments. I have weekly creative meeting to do just this for our weekend experiences. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it seems you come away feeling you exhausted your time and efforts with little to show for it. It’s odd, […]
Where is the line between faith and responsibility drawn? Let me explain… We should live our lives as Christ-followers filled with faith. Faith is when you ACT on something you believe will happen based on the evidence and character of God. When I went full time into ministry – it […]
I am the type of person that needs and wants to be inspired. I don’t like preaching a message if I don’t feel inspired by it. I want to be inspired and inspiring to others in all that I do. But sometimes, I don’t feel inspired. This might be you […]
As most of you know, I just got back from a relaxing vacation with my family at the beach. It was awesome. The weather was incredible, the sun felt good and the family time was immeasurable. To be honest, I didn’t think much about work at all this time. I […]
I feel like we’ve been working in a construction zone for quite some time. Not only has our church undergone reconstruction with the addition of our new youth facility, but our office area has been as well. I must say it has been so hard to work in this environment. […]
Have you ever noticed how creativity and order seem to live in opposite worlds…or at least we see it that way. We think that creative minds must be free of order in order to create. We often try our best to keep organization out when we want creativity to flow. […]
The Apostle Paul is one of the greatest heroes of the NT. He wrote much of the NT, started churches everywhere, preached the Gospel to thousands. But Paul also encountered incredible pain and discomforts along the way. (Read 2 Cor 11:23-28) Even through all of those things, Paul did not […]