Before we can keep His commandments, first we have to know the will of God. And most Christians want to know what God has in store for us, don’t we? Can We Hear the Voice of God? I’ve got people always coming up to me and asking me, “How can…
I’m a bivopastor (trivo actually) by choice and by calling. I love this style of ministry. I’m not sure I’ll ever go back to full-time professional ministry. When I first considered it, I thought it was an indication of my inability to succeed as a professional pastor but I…
On this blog, we often write about the importance of having a vision – for your church in general and for your ministry social media platforms in particular. Write your vision and make it plain… (Habakkuk 2:2) If you have a clear vision, at some point you are required to…
What Does Acts of the Apostles Teach Us When We Pray for Boldness? Be careful what you ask for. “That’s the story of Acts – they pray for boldness in the beginning, they practice boldness throughout, and it ends on the note that the Gospel continued going forward boldly without…
On the seventh day, God rested. Taking a break from technology is sometimes necessary. As a church leader, your creative energy is at risk without scheduled breaks. In our age of hyper-connectivity, how do you unplug from all the expectations on your social media platforms and simply… take a break?…
Your social media content works best when it provides massive value. There’s a stark contrast between consuming social media and creating for social media. Creating builds your social media platforms. Consuming is everything else you do that has little effect on growth. How do you stand out and actually provide…
Writing content regularly on your church blog that people will read (and share) is hard work. Your best work might sometimes get a trickle of traffic, leaving you wondering if it is worth the effort. There is more to blogging than just finding the right topics for your church website.…
Repetition rarely leads to a high level of performance and engagement in any key skill. Posting on your social media repetitively and routinely is reccomended but will not grow your following. To become more productive, you have to first become more competent. How do you improve your competence on social…
Sometimes I know the answer. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I just have a lot of questions. Wrestling with the Word of God I’m doing a bit of research for an ongoing project. I am wrestling with the meaning of the phrase, “the Word of God,” especially as it relates to…
Does a sermon have to have an application to rightfully be called a sermon? A pastor of a church in Portland, OR attempts to establish that every sermon ought to have application. He concludes that “a sermon unapplied is no sermon at all, but merely a Bible lecture.” Are We…
