Episode 32: Winning Over Wayward Christians
What do you do when the one you love is wayward? How do you go about having gospel conversation with family members?
Discipleship
8 Questions to Dig Deeper by Soul Searching
There is a sense of “fear of man” rather than “fear of God” There is a shrinking fear from those of wealth or position. There is a fear that someone will perhaps offend and drive punishment people away.
What Do you Like Least about Ministry?
Pastoring is challenging in difficult times so embrace the joy of Christ. (1 Thess 5:16,18).
The Priority of Prayer
Prayer should be our number one priority in building an intimate relationship with Christ
The Critical Moment of Being Christ-Centered
We are to give Jesus our top priority. I don’t want to ever miss that as a Christian.
Episode 29: Why You Should Share the Pulpit
Why don’t pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front?
10 Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Pastor
A strong courageous leader must learn to overcome past mistakes and failures in Christ.
Why Sharing Your Faith Matters?
We must get serious about reaching people who are far from God. There is a battle going on out there, and the church is losing ground.
6 Ways God’s Grace Transforms One’s Life
How can we withstand the attacks of the enemy for such a time as this? How can we go forward with this as we are being sanctified in the image of Christ?
Episode 25: Struggles of Reaching the Next Generation
Is your church or ministry struggling to reach the next generation?
Church Leadership: Prideful Pastor Versus Christ-filled Pastor
The shepherd leaders’ job is as John Calvin said it well, “The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.”
Episode 23: Destructive Nature of Private Sin
Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way in his book Life Together, “Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone.”
Episode 21: Five Reasons Why God Makes Us Wait
Do you ever wonder why God makes us wait on certain things? Whether good or bad? Why does God do that? Here are five points we lay out as we converse on waiting on the LORD.
Three Dangerous Leaders
Lately, I have had an opportunity to pull back from all the busy activities of ministry and to simply stop, reflect, and think. Here are three lessons I’ve learned about leadership over the past 10 years.
Episode 10: Is Anxiety Sin? How Should Christians Respond?
The longer I’m in ministry, it seems like anxiety seems to be more prevalent in ministry. How could we deal with our anxiety? Where does anxiety come from?
What is the Greatest Challenge you Face in Ministry?
So, for the church NOT to disappear, what should we do? That is the fundamental question that daunts us on a day to day basis.
How the Church Should Respond to Parents with Rebellious Teens
The threats upon the family are implausible. The question we as Christians must ask is this: “What should be the response of the church?”
6 Concentric Circles for Making Disciples
We are in the Great Commission by living empowered by the Great Commandment love.
Why Relevancy is Key in Reaching the Next Generation
Millennials represent the largest generation in America’s history with almost 80 million members. However, only 15% of millennials are Christians.
Aren’t Christians Supposed to Follow Christ?
The word “Christian” does not mean “one who admires Christ,” nor “the recipient of Christ’s blessings,” nor even “one who believes in Christ.”
False Assumptions of Discipleship
Discipleship is simply this; Disciples are called to know Christ, grow with Christ, and go for Christ.
The Ordinary Radicals: Radical Life of Ordinary Christians
This is absolutely a counter-cultural model. This radically changes everything of how we think and howe we function as a church.
How NOT to Make Disciples
The leaders of the first century church did NOT ask each other, “how many came to church last week?” That’s not how God measures success.
The Ordinary Christian Life vs. Radical Christian Life?
The ordinary Christian will always fight the status quo of lukewarm Christianity. The ordinary Christian will always fight nominal, passionless Christianity.