Back in August I shared the news here on the blog about a big transition that we were making in our lives as I was stepping out of “vocational ministry”. It was this time last year that we began to actively pray and plan towards our transition, and now, being on the flip side of [...]
I was thrilled when I heard the news that my friend Gary Molander was writing a book. I’ve had the opportunity to speak with Gary a number of times on the phone as well as admire his work for several years now. From those experiences I’ve learned that Gary has so much insight and wisdom [...]
“In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 I was in my early 20′s when someone first asked me “Are you planning on being a youth pastor forever?” My response was typically “Well, I think before it’s all said and done, I’ll end up doing a little [...]
” I was called to full time ministry.” “I was called to go be a missionary.” “I was called to work with students.” You know how it goes right: sitting in a worship service of some sort and the speaker begins to tell their story of when they were called by God to some sort [...]
I was reading this morning in Numbers 13 & 14 about the spies that went out to spy on the land before the Israelites invaded the land God had told them to possess. What a great case study on fear, trust and how lies and fear can infect and paralyze a whole community. As I [...]
“How many does your church run on Sundays?” “So, what size student ministry do you have?” “How big is your church?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question in my ministry years and even how many times I have probably asked this of others. Here’s the rub on asking this [...]
Love the look and sound of this series trailer from Crosspoint. Cinematic and “Inception”-like. Nice work.
What do creatives in your organization, church or business need? Not ALWAYS the top of the line equipment (although I must confess, having 16g’s of ram and 8 processor mac does help tremendously). What they DO need is the freedom to create, experiment, dream and at times fail. Case in point, the video below. Shot [...]
This is the Smart’s brief story of how God stepped in and gave them a new direction. The Smarts are a part of Cedar Creek On the Ridge Campus. Phillip used this video during his message to help illustrate how Easter means that we have a new purpose in life. If you didn’t get a [...]
