Doug Hall

Church Infatuated with Youth

Pastor Deflects Bad Gifts

I'd like to answer charges that I'm inaccessible.

Inaccessible Pastor’s Fortress

You've got to admire him. He's always quick to leave the ninety-nine to search for the lost one.

Evangelism Preferred to Church Strife

Questioning Pastoral Authority

Doo-wop Church Choir

Song Director’s Nightmare #1

So, you think we should become a mega-church, Earl? Would you elaborate on that?

Not Every Church a Megachurch

Our growth consultant thinks the term church sounds outdated.

Consultant Turns Church into Boutique

Pastor, this man is a church growth consultant. Behind him is an organizational adviser, and behind him is a fellow who wants to recommend a new bathroom bowl cleaner.

No Lack of Consultants

Winter forces evangelist Clive Thundertwitt to bring his “Turn-or-Burn Beach Ministries” to the strategic tanning parlors or our vast continent.

Street Preacher in a Tanning Salon

Jim Berkley and Doug Hall

Victorious over sin in west Hicks, Nevada, lay leader Art Boslow decides to march on Las Vegas.

Conquering Sin in Sin City

Eventually, Hank realized he was too rigid for beach ministry.

Rules Hinder Beach Preacher

At some point, Seepage Mill Church decided to “quit playing the numbers game”...

Unwelcoming Church

Ricki is our minister of aerobics.

Minister of Aerobics

The question is, how do we win the world to Christ...with a minimum of fuss and bother?

Easy Evangelism

Toni and I met during this morning's “Greet Your Neighbor” time. We'd like you to marry us.

Too Soon to Marry

Oh...pardon my familiarity. I thought you were new.

Warm Greetings for Visitors Only

After calculating the per capita cost of winning new converts, the board recommends hiring temps.

The Cost of Evangelism

Welcome to Lake Road Church, “where we love everybody”—in that macho, moose-killing way we men have, of course!

Loving a Brother Like a Man

I've spent some time coping with my predecessor's ministry.

After a Troubled Ministry

Half as big and twice as righteous

Little, Self-Righteous Church

Let's sing that old favorite hymn 131...with each of us altering the third stanza to suit his or her own views on the Millennium.

Different Views on the Millennium

About my loaves and fishes...could I get a receipt for tax purposes?

Giving for Tax Purposes

I don't want to be first or last, I want to wallow somewhere in the middle.

Neither First nor Last

Lord, I lay before you the prayer concerns voiced this morning...even though most of 'em sound like whining to me.

Whining Prayer Requests

No questions, please. I find they disrupt the flow of my answers.

Don’t Question My Eschatology

Some churches use the acronym TULIP to remember their beliefs. We use CHRYSANTHEMUM.

Complicating the Doctrine

Come along quietly, Carl. Your latest birthday puts you with the Middle Agers.

Too Old for Young Adult Study

Doug Hall, cartoon used by permission of InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove

On the other hand, Bozo the Clown has much to teach us about Christian education.

Bozo the Clown and Christian Education

Have you seen my breastplate of righteousness anywhere?

Missing Breastplate of Righteousness

Armed to the teeth, Sunday school teacher Nat Willowby prepares to do battle with the forces of darkness.

Armed for Teaching Sunday School

Eschatology. Any thoughts?

What’s Eschatology?

Okay, 4-year-olds! Let's polish off the Book of Leviticus!

Leviticus for Little Ones

As you can see on your handouts, today's topic is original sin.

Original Sin Evident from Birth

How many laps around the baptistry make a mile?

Swimming in the Baptistry

I've stopped expecting you to make leaps of faith, but it would be nice to see a hop now and then.

Hops of Faith

A man from “Ripley's Believe It or Not!” wants a picture of someone on fire for the Lord.

On Fire? for the Lord

Why more pastors don't pursue the contemplative lifestyle...

Pastor’s Distracted Mind

My wife just left me, I lost my job, I need surgery, and my spirits have hit bottom. Pastor, you've gotta help me. What's the difference between pre-, post-, and amillennialism.

Irony of Doctrinal Divisions

Well, I could have cast the first stone!

She Who Is Without Sin

Come in, Mr. Fenster. Tell me about your problems

Putting Others’ Problems First

I was going to phone the police, but then I thought, 'No, what they need is a pastoral call.'

When Is a Pastor Needed?