Category: church planting

  • What does it mean to be Effective as a Pastor?

    What does it mean to be Effective as a Pastor?

    Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ How Do I Measure My Effectiveness as a Pastor? When you read church growth books, you often encounter people telling you how…

  • Measuring Success as a Pastor

    Measuring Success as a Pastor

    “Every leader, in a sense, has got to establish some metrics of how he or she defines success in whatever his or her particular mission is. So, in some ways, the content of those measures will differ. But transcending that, I think if you look at all of the leadership literature, if you look at…

  • A Pastoral Letter to our San Juan City Officials

    A Pastoral Letter to our San Juan City Officials

    Election is over, dust has settled. It’s been an interesting campaign for the past few months in our city. Turnover of the city leadership would happen in a few weeks time. As the readers of this blog know, this is my pastoral blog. This is meant to journal the things I’ve been going through as…

  • An Unpreached Gospel is No Gospel at All

    An Unpreached Gospel is No Gospel at All

    I remember during my high school days being inspired by this African evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. One of the visions I received from the Lord was that he was going to use me to preach to thousands of people. I had images of standing in front of stadiums preaching the gospel to a generation who needs…

  • Some Great Books for Pastors and Church Planters on Sale for a Limited Time

    Some Great Books for Pastors and Church Planters on Sale for a Limited Time

    Here are some books that I’ve read in the past and would highly recommend especially now that is on sale for a limited time. Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated – by James Emery White.  The single fastest growing religious group of our time is those who check the box next…