Doubt: Four Lessons From Thomas, the Honest One
Doubt kept me from indigestion because I had to take things one bite at a time. Here are four things Thomas taught me about doubt.
Loaves and Fishes – And Planting Churches
Maybe we never graduate beyond having little to offer the God of the universe; the longer I do ministry, the more I suspect that it’s all just loaves and fishes.
The Difference in Popularity and Trust in Leading People
I’ve seen leaders – whether pastors, politicians or in business – try to take people places, even worthy places, and believe people would follow because they are popular as a leader. What they really needed was leadership trust.
Ron Edmonson – Preparing to Preach: Five Actions
I’m often asked what my routine was for preparing to preach on Sunday mornings. I have a responsibility as a shepherd to do all I can to be prepared.
How NOT To Give Bad Advice
It‘ll happen. You’ll give bad advice. I have given plenty. And it seems every season, I end up disagreeing with a lot of things I’ve said the season before.
Pastor – Are You Stuck on Hurry Mode?
So often as a pastor I get stuck on hurry mode which makes me miss moments in life God intended that I pay attention to.
Should We Try To Get People To Commit To The Church?
What’s happening with church attendance? It’s not our job to get people to commit to the church. It’s our calling to help them commit to Jesus.
Declining Christians, Rising Nones – What’s Your Strategy?
Some feel that the rise of the nones is an affront to the vibrancy of the Christian faith, and so they resist the data.
Revolving Church Door Syndrome, and How To Beat It
I live in Franklin, TN. It is a very churched town. There are big churches and small churches. There are seeker-sensitive churches. There are confessional churches. High church. Low church. Mega churches. Family churches. You get the picture. I once heard that Franklin Road has the most churches on it than any other road in…
The Hardest Prayer to Pray
What do you think is the hardest prayer to pray? Have you ever been stuck in life? I know I have. We get stuck trying to decide for our family, career, a trip, major in college, or what school to put our kids in. I think one of the most common things I see among people…
How To Deal With Anger in Other People
Like a leech attached to our souls, anger is sucking the joy and life out of many nowadays. We’ve all seen a two-year-old throw a tantrum. We all know about road rage. But the volume of hostility in our culture is both scary and deafening. It’s as if we’ve run into a hornet’s nest and…
7 Dangerous Leadership Mindsets
I’ve seen it so many times. Most likely you have also. It is tragic. A leader can be doing everything else right and yet flawed leadership mindsets overshadow and jeopardize all the good leadership principles he or she knows. One constantly repeated action. One trait. One habit. One mindset. Sadly, many times it’s not even that the…
