Sorry I didn’t actually post this on Monday, but here’s this week’s creative ministry idea: A Neighborhood Cook-Out. The idea isn’t all that cutting edge, but is geared toward helping a pastor get to meet people in the community. This Neighborhood Cook-Out would be organized by an individual or individuals in your church. They would [...]
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Manic Monday-Neighborhood Cook-Out
Posted in Manic Mondays, tagged Manic Monday, Outreach on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Patience-A Leadership Virtue
Posted in Leadership, tagged decision-making, Leadership, patience on January 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On April 12, 1945 the United States welcomed our 33rd President into the White House. His name was Harry S. Truman. President Truman’s presidency was characterized by one simple statement: “The Buck Stops Here”. This one statement communicated everything that President Truman represented – a leadership style that didn’t beat around the bush, but was [...]
Not What, but How?
Posted in Church on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just finished reading the book The Simple Church and near the end of the book the authors challenge the reader to think through how ministry is being done at their church. Many pastors think through the what. What are we doing to meet this need? What are we doing to reach this group? When [...]
Manic Monday – 4LTR Words
Posted in Manic Mondays, tagged Sermon Series, spiritual disciplines on January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Beginning today, every Monday I am going to offer some kind of creative ministry idea. I’m calling it ‘Manic Mondays’. I know this can be a down day for many pastors – if you’re going to feel like giving up, Monday’s are usually that day. So allow this weekly creative idea to inspire you to [...]
Weekend Rundown
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was a pretty eventful weekend! Here’s a few highlights: Friday night we culminated our week of Prayer and Fasting with a great one hour prayer meeting and broke the fast together as a church with some delicious, homemade chicken noodle soup! On Saturday I went to a pretty cool wedding of a couple good [...]
Who blogs? (Part 3)
Posted in Blogging on January 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Continuing my series on blogging, this post answers the question: Who blogs? If you missed the first two posts in this series you can read them here and here. The simple answer to the question is, yes anyone can blog. Blogging is not really restricted to any type of person or for any specific reason. [...]
Down the Home Stretch
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s the last day of our week of prayer and fasting. It’s really been a great week! The last couple days, especially, God’s really been impressing things on my heart. One of the things He’s been showing me is how much interaction I have with the churched and how little I have with the unchurched. [...]
Appetites
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
During a week of fasting, your mind wonders to food a lot. (I know, kind of obvious!) But it’s got be thinking a lot about appetite – not just with food, but with everything. What drives me? What are the things I strive for on a regular basis? Our appetites are important to take note [...]
Band of Brothers
Posted in MCM-Pitt on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday morning we had a powerful time of prayer with the different pastors from MCM-Pitt. It was a great morning! I love you guys!! As I have traveled to many of their churches, the one thing I really appreciate about the network of churches we have here in Pittsburgh is their diversity. There is no [...]
Pressing On
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week I am reading The Imitation of Christ, which by the way is a great classic! As I was reading today, there is a short prayer listed that really struck me: “Help me, my God, in this my good purpose and in Your holy service, and grant that this day I may begin perfectly, [...]
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