A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Detroit with the guys from Restore Church. One of the highlights of the day for me was a tour of old abandoned church buildings. For me it was a reminder of Jesus’ words to Peter: “I will build my church, and the [...]
During the course of Riv’s current series on 1 Timothy, I am blogging about stuff I can’t get to during the weekend services. I’m not sure I should be surprised, but the most hotly discussed portion of this past weekend’s message was my quick comment that there good reasons to leave a church but most [...]
During the course of Riv’s current series on 1 Timothy, I am going to take some time to blog about some interesting stuff I wasn’t able to get to during the weekend services. The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. -1 Timothy 3:1 This is [...]
Just got done reading Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living by Ed Stetzer and Phillip Nation and I have to say it is one of the best books I have read in awhile. That is saying a lot, since I read at least 6-8 books a month. Compelled by Love holds [...]
My friend Darrin Patrick has published a book that I am very excited about. It’s called “Church Planter” and you can find it here. I haven’t had a chance to read it, although I am hoping to while I’m flying later on this week. I’ll post a review of it soon (although, unless he really [...]
One of my favorite phrases is “one of the…” Let me use it in a sentence for you: “I am one of the pastors at XYZ Church.” Not sure if it’s me, but I am hearing this phrase more and more lately and I smile each time. It seems that perhaps we are beginning to [...]
This past weekend, we continued our series at Riv called “How to Kill a Church.” The reason I am doing this series is I love the local church. The church is the Bride of Christ and each local church is a unique expression of her. Unfortunately, many people either over or under do the church. [...]