Using creativity in the church service…

July 17, 2009

I am not a John Piper disciple, but I certainly respect some of the things he has to say.  I stumbled upon a link to this conversation via Twitter and found it to be a topic of interest.  How do you feel about using creative elements such as drama, video and special music during the [...]

What do you think about Sundays?

July 17, 2009

Recently, one of my comments was featured on LeadingSmart.com.  I thought the conversation was pretty interesting.  Hop on over to Tim’s blog and let me know what you think.  Here’s a link to the conversation:
Is the Church REQUIRED to Meet on Sunday?

You’re going to have to face it….

July 15, 2009

Ok, so you may think that I write a lot about homosexuality in the church.  Well, it just seems that everywhere I turn, I’m seeing this stuff and I don’t see or hear anyone in the church talking about it…or willing to talk about it.  I’m not sure why discussing the issue of homosexuality is [...]

More controversy over homosexuality in the church

July 2, 2009

Homosexuality in the church has been in the local Dallas news over the last couple of weeks.  I fear this is an issue that will increasingly be in the news for some time to come.
One story is about Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX.  The church has been denominationally disassociated by the Southern Baptist [...]

Jesus Culture://Your Love Never Fails

June 27, 2009

I’ve been really turned on to the worship of the Jesus Culture as of late.  I don’t know a lot about this group other than I think they consist of worship leaders from Bethel Church in Redding, CA and some from the IHOP in Kansas City.  Also, I think they were part of the OneThing [...]

Are you leading or observing?

May 24, 2009

Had the opportunity to attend the Catalyst One Day event in Dallas this past week.  Great day.  The big takeaway for me was a simple leadership lesson.  You’re responsible for those that you lead.
I can’t even tell you how many conversations I’ve been a part of where someone says, “well, our church just doesn’t _____.”  [...]

Cross Timbers Church hits the news!!

May 18, 2009

It is such an amazing time to be part of a church right now that is doing great things for the Kingdom of God.  At the culmination of our series entitled “Yes God,” we’ve given over $500,000 to the hurting and the poor.  Yes, that’s right, I did say given.  We’re on a mission to [...]

Is your church cool?

May 13, 2009

I saw this post today at swerve.lifechurch.tv.  And I have to tell you, it stirred in me a great deal of excitement.  I’ve been struggling internally for some time now seeing the transition that has happened in our churches over the last 15 years or so.  This transition I believe has happened because of an [...]

Real, authentic….What does that mean?

October 27, 2008

I’m on a quest to find out what these words really mean, or rather, what they should mean in the context of ministering to a broken world.  I’ve never been part of a church or organization that didn’t have one of these words somewhere in it’s vision or mission statement.  Beyond that, I think almost [...]