Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
One of our core values at Grace Hills is, "We stay fast, fluid, and flexible. There are no sacred cows. We embrace the pain of change for the win of seeing more people meeting Jesus." I wrote that one knowing that of all of our other core values, it would probably be the hardest to honor over the long haul. It …
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Grace Hills Church is eleven Sundays old, officially, and about eight months old, unofficially. And we're in trouble. If we don't do something, all of our effort will be in vain and all hope of planting the kind of church Jesus had in mind will be lost.
No, we're not out of money. God has provided every step …
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What did the snail say when riding on the back of the turtle? "Weeeeee!!"
Cheesy jokes aside, the average Baptist Church resembles the snail in the story. Even when we think we're speeding along, we usually aren't keeping pace with the rate of change around us.
Truth never changes and God never changes, …
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If you've ever watched a space shuttle launch, you know that it's an enormous production. A ton of preparation goes into the event, potentially millions of eyes are watching, and there is a tremendous risk being taken that results in the payoff of having a shuttle in orbit. And when you see the shuttle on the …
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Bobby Gilstrap does a tremendous job of putting on live audio coferences for Pastors and church leaders. He recently hosted Shannon O'Dell of Brand New Church in Bergman, Arkansas on his broadcast. Shannon wrote the book on Transforming Rural Churches in America (which I've reviewed and recommended) and has …
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The life of the apostle Paul spans several decades in Scripture with a couple of extended silent periods. From Acts 15, when Paul first meets Timothy until he writes Timothy a letter, many years pass. Timothy grows up from being a young sprout to leading the church at Ephesus as her Pastor.
As I've read …
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I grew up in a small, rural community in a small, rural church. I've served as Pastor of small, rural churches as well. So to see that Pastor Shannon O'Dell had written a book on "breaking all the rurals," he had my attention. Upon reading his work, I've been left uncomfortable and disturbed!
In Transforming …
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So what is our task? What are our priorities? A properly functioning church stays committed to its four biblical essentials: teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer (see Acts 2:42). Read that sentence again . . . please!read the whole article at insightforliving.typepad.com …
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Here's a gigantic thought from Seth Godin in just nine words...
I wonder how true that is of churches. A large (or growing) church was just a little church nobody killed.
I also wonder how true this is for churches to hear. The big, winning ideas about reaching your community were just the little …
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I shared this message in revival last night and wanted to pass it along here...
Acts chapter 2 is a controversial chapter. Christians like to go there to argue about when the Holy Spirit arrived, whether we can duplicate the miracle of speaking in tongues, and whether this was the "baptism" Jesus talked …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
