Tools of Discernment: Consolation and Desolation
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
One important characteristic of a successful church planter is the ability to handle finances well. Most church planting organizations require a church planter to have
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
When we planted our church, we had a very simple vision. Our vision was to have guitars in worship, we didn’t want to have to
I’d love to share some thoughts, confessions, and questions I wrote while on a retreat about what it’s like to be a pastor in a
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
On the day before I was ordained as a co-lead pastor, I was uncertain, insecure, and afraid. I was an educated, competent speech pathologist specializing
Every church is charged with blessing people in their community and showing God’s love in practical and tangible ways. One way that our church, Mountain
A seasoned pastor once told me, “Ministry can be broken down into two categories: difficult and more difficult.” I’m not convinced that his pessimistic outlook
We moved to Manhattan, NY over 10 years ago to plant a neighborhood church with a group of people who had already been planting and
Early in his faith, John Wimber, leader of the Vineyard Movement, once asked his pastor, “so, when do we do the stuff…like healing the sick