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Shortcuts are Dangerous
God spoke to me and reminded me today a ancient lesson that is worth blogging: TRAIN A FEW, REACH MANY. There are no shortcuts to discipleship, in forming a great team. You build your church like how a farmer plants. He waits for it to grow. As tempted am I to pirate great talents outside…
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On church splits
Church splits is one of the reasons why people are turned off with the gospel. How could a church who is commanded to ” love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself” split? Split over what? Here are some reasons for church splits (…
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Lessons from Dunkin Donuts
thoughts and words of Michael Kelley Dunkin’ Donuts is creaming Starbucks right now. Dunkin’ Donuts won the taste test, it’s three times cheaper, and the company is actually expanding, whereas Starbucks is closing stores every day. Dunkin’ Donuts is about to roll out a $100 million marketing campaign to trumpet the results of the taste…
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Break your Own Preference
Fight the temptation to build a church that you like. It is not about your preference. You might love loud music but if the people who you are trying to reach hates it – what in the world are you doing having loud worship music playing every Sunday. Don’t build your own church. Do that…
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The Missional Shift
The church is one of the few organizations in the world that does not exists for the benefit of its members. The church exists because God, in his infinite wisdom and infinite mercy, chose the church as his instrument to make known his manifold wisdom in the world. – Ed Stetzer Insightful pastors must seek…