Someone asked me the other day when I was going to be done with school. Most everyone I know through my church has only ever known me when I’ve been taking seminary classes, so it’s been a question I get asked quite often. I started thinking about it and I realized I’ve already gone to…
The Three
If you’re confused about the point of this post, head here to read about the change. 1. Adam had a guest post on his blog that discussed the role of the introverted worship leader. There’s no question, most contemporary worship music being written today lends itself more to a dynamic, up-front personality who can get…
The Conference Pastor
Ever taken a look at the typical speaker list for most Christian conferences put on nationwide? Just about every pastor leads a church of over 5,000 people and has written at least one best-selling book. I recently had a conversation about how church conferences could easily make a pastor feel completely inadequate. 99% of pastors…
Why Are You At Your Church?
I was talking with a group on the worship team and I asked: “Why did you choose this church or why are you staying at this church?” The question is essentially asking, “What about church is most important to you?” For the non-church person, the question becomes, “why go to church?” or “what about church…
The Three
I’m trying something a little different today. For a while I’ve been thinking about how to revamp my fortuitous bouncing Saturday posts. I’m sure some of you think they’re perfect, but the reality is that each week only a fraction of people read and follow the links compared to other posts during the week. One…
The News We Need But Don’t Want
Maybe Sarah Palin was onto something with the whole “liberal media bias” stance she’s taken. I think most news is just biased in general, not just the “liberal” side. But I do wonder about why the news chooses to cover what it headlines. I’ve especially wondered about this the past few weeks. Over the past…