2018
What weighs more, 100 pounds of bricks or 100 pounds of feathers?
It’s an old riddle. One that makes you facepalm yourself if you get it wrong.
The riddle works because it plays on our preconceptions and our tendencies to hear what we want to hear. Bricks weigh more than ...
Do what you love and the money will take care of itself.
That’s been a popular phrase for as long as I can remember.
Wouldn’t it be great if it was true?
I’ve also heard this related phrase for as long as I can remember: just preach the gospel, love people, reach ...
Why should I smile when I’m talking on the phone? Unless it’s a video chat, the listener can’t see me smile.
Because they can hear me smile.
Yes, you can hear a smile.
The same goes for talking on the radio, a podcast, or while preaching a sermon. Smiling when ...
Leading a church that needs a turnaround is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding callings a pastor can receive.
I’ve pastored three churches, all of which needed a turnaround, with varying degrees of success (more on that, below). From both my failures and successes, ...
The way people give is changing.
If your church hasn’t felt the results of those changes yet, you will soon.
If you are feeling them, you may be scrambling to figure out what’s happening, why, and what to do about it.
The good news: everyone is experiencing this, or ...
The church is not dying. It’s in fine shape.
Jesus said he’d build it, and he is. Relentlessly and beautifully.
But individual congregations, denominations and ideologies? Now that’s another story.
While the church of Jesus around the world continues to move forward, ...
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