Author: Administrador

Today is Monday, a brutally blue day for my tribe. I am a preacher. I wish I could put words to the way I feel inside this morning, but I used up all my colorful adjectives yesterday. My creativity has expired. As I slog into the office, my worship pastor makes me laugh out loud … Continue reading “Staying the Course”

Jim was a good-looking 24-year-old Christian guy ready to get married. He had dated lots of women through the years, but he usually ended the relationship soon after it had begun. He was picky, he said. He always was hoping someone better would be right around the corner, but it seemed he finally had come … Continue reading “Preaching and Pornography”

The other day on Twitter, I came across a ministry that focuses on the outsourcing of ministry related management and administration for the church and non-profits. This ministry provides outsourcing services of administrative duties so churches, non-profits and other ministries can focus on their missions unencumbered by managerial tasks. In theory, the service provides the … Continue reading “Outsourcing Discipleship and Ministry”

When the singing group No Other Name (i.e., Sam Allen, Laura Allen and Chad Smith) wanted to change the equation for the people they ministered to by emphasizing missional living and cultural engagement—and not just performance-based entertainment—it ran into a massive roadblock. The lingering question the group wrestled with was: “How do we move people … Continue reading “Let It Start with Me!”

It has been like this for years. I make a new list and began scheduling breakfasts and lunches with people who may be willing to write a check. I say a prayer—asking for wisdom—and create a rich monologue that I hope will inform people and inspire them. “God is doing a great work,” I might say, … Continue reading “Raising Cain”

“Some were called and some were sent; and some just got up and went!” A hard-nosed, angry woman, member of a local congregation whose long-term pastor had run off the tracks and was forcibly removed from ordained ministry, used those old lines to spout her opinion of my predecessor. My call was to help the … Continue reading “Preacher to Preacher: Three Vital Questions Before You Quit the Ministry”

According to a new study by the church think tank Leadership Network, the number of congregations that host worship services at more than one physical location has grown to more than 5,000 in the last decade, the Religion News Service reports. Researchers say these multisite churches, which may share worshippers across town or many miles apart, … Continue reading “Multi-Site Movement Growing”

A recent Wall Street Journal (July 19, 2012) article highlighted the Dull Men’s Club of Pembroke, Mass.—a weekly gathering of older fellows which celebrates their mutual…well, dullness. The story cited one member “who knows all the U.S. presidents’ middle names and can recite the alphabet backward. Another member, Frank Tobin, might bring a picture of … Continue reading “Back Page Pulpit: Dull but Not Boring. Well, Maybe a Little”

In his new book Inside-Out Worship (Regal Books), Matt Redman observes, “We human beings are made in such a way that our ears can hear around 2,300,000 different tones, and our eyes distinguish between 8 million color differences. God has designed us to recognize and value His astounding creativity. More than that, He has formed us … Continue reading “The Pursuit of Creativity”

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