Archive for 2011
Today I’m sharing a guest post: This is something one of my very closest friends recently wrote, and it challenged me! Doug Andersen and I have partnered in ministry and friendship for over 20 years. He is the pastor of The Church on the Way Santa Clarita, a growing and […]
Read More...Last month my family was vacationing in Oregon. We LOVE Oregon. Whenever we visit (at least once a year), Deborah and I drop the kids off at the in-laws and spend a couple of days in Portland. You may disagree with me, but Portland is close to my idea of […]
Read More...This previous Sunday morning I announced to my church that I would stop being their pastor starting in September. The congregation began seven years ago as a small chapel service at Life Pacific College, and morphed over time to become a Foursquare Church that is full of college people and […]
Read More...Wow, what a July. Now I’m back from vacation and back on the internet with lots of stories to tell. I’m excited about some upcoming blogs, as well as some fun and important updates about our lives. But first, here’s the scorecard for my internet break: Blogging: Didn’t touch it. […]
Read More...Hey, it’s that time again. My 3rd annual “freedom-from-internet-addiction” month. A couple of years ago, I realized that I was getting more and more sucked into the virtual world, and I wanted to address it. I decided that when I went on my family vacation I’d give my wife and […]
Read More...“Teach me Your way O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart so that I may fear Your Name. I will praise You O Lord my god with all of my heart. I will glorify Your name forever. For great is Your love towards […]
Read More...In Luke 19:10 Jesus said the reason He came was to seek and save the lost. There is tension that exists within the church today between those congregations that feel they are seeker driven (crowd to core) and those who are primarily focused on equipping the congregation (core to crowd). […]
Read More...Last night my wife and I went to a U2 concert. I’ve caught nearly every tour since 1985, and this was one of the best performances I’ve seen…let’s just say these guys are consummate showmen! I stood directly in front of the sound board. I’ve found when I have general […]
Read More...I don’t know that I would plan what every one of these men is planning, and even wonder if some of it will work, but I do LOVE that they are talking about it and wrestling with it. Watch Live Sex this video to see three men of God verbally […]
Read More...Mark 2 includes the amazing story of a paralyzed man who is taken by four of his friends to a home where Jesus was preaching, only to be lowered into a packed-out house through a hole that was dug in the roof. At the end of the story, after he […]
Read More...The other day I had a good conversation with my kids about our relationship—I wanted to once again make sure they knew I unconditionally loved and accepted them. As a pastor, I see a lot of people who have “daddy issues” that cause much pain and anxiety in their adult […]
Read More...In his book Courageous Leadership, Bill Hybles famously shared a list of his top three qualifications for leaders who serve on his team—these are: Character, competence, and chemistry. Recently I was talking to a young leader about these and other qualities that I look for when choosing leadership team members. […]
Read More...John Fehlen and I showed our above video at this year’s Foursquare Connection as part of a presentation we did on the need for multigenerational leadership in our church family. The video is funny, but the challenge is serious. Here’s what we said: Right now in the U.S. we have […]
Read More...Recently I had a chance to teach a class of Bible College students about church administration. As I was preparing, I spoke to a close friend of mine who had been an executive pastor at a huge church—and who now is the lead pastor at a large church—about the subject. […]
Read More...NOTE: This is an open letter to pastors in our denomination who are over 50. At some point it will be used publicly. At this point, I’ll post it on my blog and look for your feedback! Thanks. Dear Pastors and Leaders, For a few years now, we have had […]
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