A funny thing happened while on vacation…
A few weeks ago while vacationing in Tulsa, OK I had the pleasure of meeting with Pastor Willie George of Church on the Move. I’ve long had a great respect and admiration for him, the church, and the staff. Pastor George presented an opportunity to me to join his [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Church'
New Marching Orders
June 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Church, WOGCC
“…work heartily, as for the Lord…”
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Church, Spiritual growth
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:23 (ESV)
I recently watched a show on the History Channel called Secret Access: Air Force One. It was a fascinating look at what is involved in flying the President of the United States. This particular show focused on a trip to Africa [...]
Sad Realities of Growing Churches
September 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Church, WOGCC
I began a new series last week on building community in the church to reach the community around the church. It’s good timing for our church because we’ve been experiencing a steady growth surge all year. We’ve got so much to be thankful for. This is what pastors yearn for and what most church members [...]
Tags:change·church growth·community·Craig Groeschel·LifeChurch.tv·pastors
27 Resources For Your Success
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Leadership, Personal growth, Technology, Time management
Here’s an article from this month’s Success magazine well worth your time: 27 Resources For Your Success. This is the kind of stuff I can never get enough of - anything that may help me become all that God has created me to be. Many of these resources may not be new to you, yet [...]
Pastors: Support Your Local Police
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Church, Leadership
One of the highlights of my day was taking a Starbucks traveler and a box of various killer coffee cakes to our police headquarters. Over the years, I’ve worked at building a great relationship with the chief and the other officers. They’re a great bunch and like most cops, do the tough stuff day in [...]
Tags:appreciation·community·Oneighty·pastors·police·Starbucks
Essential Technology For Church Ministry
April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Administration, Church, Technology
Kent Shaffer of ChurchRelevance.com recently discussed some stats regarding church technology usage for different size churches. He asked what technology do you consider essential in ministering to a church your size. I’m a bit of a geek compared to most pastors so my opinion may be skewed. That said, here’s my essential technology (our church [...]
Tags:agapeaudio·cable·Carl Vollrath·ChurchRelevance·computer·Countryman·dsl·EasyWorship·Fellowship One·internet·iPhone·MacBook·presentation·projection·projector·wi-fi
The Power Of Team
April 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Church, Leadership
I received an award today by our local Optimists Club - the Friend of Youth award. Each year they recognize someone’s effort in the community for youth work. I was recognized because of the impact of our Oneighty youth ministry. We became a Oneighty affiliate (originating from Church On The Move in Tulsa, OK) eight [...]
Tags:award·Church On The Move·friend of youth·Oneighty·Optimists·team·teenagers·vision·youth
Build Your Church From The Inside Out
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Church, Facilities
It’s been an exciting season for our church since the first of the year. One of the more obvious things to celebrate is the new facade we’ve put on the front of our building. It’s been a long time coming. Several years ago our small church made a huge step in acquiring and renovating an [...]
What Your Church Needs To Know
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Church
Churches often add to the information overload everyone faces. It’s easy to give every event and announcement equal billing. When eyes gloss over and ears become numb, we just say it more and louder.
Reel it in a bit. Everybody doesn’t need to know everything. Think about who needs to know what and when. What’s the [...]
Tags:communication·email
LifeChurch.tv’s One Prayer
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Church
Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, announced this week a unique project for church collaboration this coming June. Essentially it offers an opportunity for churches to partner for one month in sharing video teaching resources as well as unified focus in other outreaches. Details can be found at the One Prayer website. Also, you can watch an [...]
Tags:LifeChurch.tv·One Prayer
