She Has No Idea

Charisse, my daughter, is a smart little girl. She already knows her letters, colors, numbers and how to land a man on Mars.  (OK, maybe…

16 Questions That Will Help Us Make It In Ministry - Part Four

4. Am I Listening To Jesus? In Matthew 10.5 the Bible says that Jesus clearly gave instructions. One of the things I said at the very…

16 Questions That Will Help Us Make It In Ministry - Part Three

3. Who Is On Your Team? In Matthew10.2-4 the names of the team members are listed. One of the things that I am discovering is that when…

16 Questions That Will Help Us Make It In Ministry - Part Two

2. Am I Operating Under Authority or Mine? Once again Matthew 10.1 the Bible says “He called His twelve disciples to Him and gave them…

16 Questions That Will Help Us Make It In Ministry!

The book that inspires my philosophy of leadership the most is God’s Word.  It is consistent.  It never changes and will always lead me in…

Four Points Of Attack (Part Four) - Your Ministry Methods

#4 – Your Ministry Methods People are GOING to question how you do things…no matter how you do them.  (BTW…they questioned the ministry…

Four Points Of Attack (Part Three) - Your Leadership Style

Area #3 – Your Leadership Style I am a student of growing churches!  I don’t care what denomination they are, where they are located or…

Four Points Of Attack - Your Motives

Four Points Of Attack I’ve been reading through the Sermon on the Mount lately…and what Jesus said in Matthew 5:10-12 has really stood…

The Question That Changed My Life

We all have them…life changing moments, you know, the ones where the world seems to stand still and you come face to face with…

Four Reasons People Attack - Part Four

Reason #4 - Insecurity I remember having lunch with a pastor one time from a church in a pretty large city.  The lunch was going pretty…

Four Reasons People Attack - Part Three

Reason #3 - Arrogance Some people have a desire to be right…and that desire is so strong that they will be allow pride disguised as…

Four Reasons People Attack - Part Two

Reason Number Two - Misunderstanding. I have been so guilty of this in my past.  There were times when someone would share with me a 30…