The Best church Model!

What Church model do you use? Can you imagine asking this question to a church leader 50 years ago.Their response would have been… What. Is there more than one?

There are so many in “Vogue”

church models that some wear it on their arm as a badge of honor. Ok just imagine it’s a mistake to say this is how we “do church.” Because I think that paints yourself in a corner. Why not just be a

“whatever it takes” church.”

A whatever it takes model dictates an attitude that says, “we will do whatever it takes to win Continue Reading…

Change is difficult!

If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.~Anatole France

Change is not the train we generally “run down to get on.” Most times we have to be taken at gun point to get on the “change train.” Therein lies the paradox. If we don’t change, we will never reach our dreams, fulfill our God given passions and visions. Continue Reading…

This is “Black History Month”

Where we as a nation have set aside a time to honor, remember, recognize and celebrate the lives and contributions of the Black Americans gone before us, and still among us. It’s important that we recognize these contributors that have helped our nation grow and contributed to it’s unique culture.

But what about the Church? Continue Reading…

Volunteer STAFF needed!

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Churches in smaller cities, the places we target with the Comb & Sticks Networks. One of the biggest challenges is little money, big visions… with no help to “get it done.” With little money comes, NONE or little staff. But, as pastors we need staff, we need a team to run with us, help us, stand by our side and understand the vision God has poured into our hearts! But we can’t afford them….

So, you have to find volunteers that will function like staff, well almost… Continue Reading…

Jesus bet a lot on a little!

When He left this world, He left the entire future of His church in the hands of a dozen, “untrained & uneducated men.” I was recently thinking about how Jesus grew these extraordinary leaders, and He had one HECK of a system! He was entrusting all of Christendom to it!

Be fruitful & MULTIPLY

We are commanded to multiply… Continue Reading…

I struggle with getting it all done!

There always seems to be more left, when time and energy have been exhausted. This is  a battle I have fought for years. Recently I have begun a practice that has helped me tremendously. I call it… Continue Reading…

A great friend of mine took this photo…

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it took him forever to get the shot just right, and it shows the beauty and majestic presence of this beautiful bridge. It got me to thinking… we are supposed to be like bridges for people. Continue Reading…

Jesus didn’t win the world…

Jesus had a tribe of 12. He didn’t come to win the world but came to die for the world! He invested in and equipped a tribe of 12 that did win the world! What a great challenge for leaders!

Jesus didn’t spent His earthly ministry trying to do everything Continue Reading…

A “down time” in church “stuff” came a few years back.

You know things aren’t growing the way you want, people aren’t stepping up the way you think they should. You are praying for new leaders and the number seems to dwindle, rather than g…row! Then one morning, while

crying out to God in normal whinny fashion God gave me this…

the Lord added… (Acts 2.47)  Wow!

I can’t add a thing! It is not my responsibility…, Continue Reading…

Whole is that which has beginning, middle and end~ Aristotle

When your desire is to be effective and maximize your investment of time, energy and resources, it’s vital to have a vision for the project, product or person. You nave to be able to answer the Questions, “What is my ultimate goal here?”, “Where am I in this?”… Continue Reading…