There are certain things we pastors sometimes say while delivering sermons that run counter to our best interests — and undermine the effectiveness of the message we’re communicating. So here are five phrases I try my best to avoid: 1. “If you don’t listen to anything else I say, hear this . . . “ Read the full article…
No, I’m not teaching on reproduction. I’ll let others handle that. But I’ve been mulling over something a pastor said about pastoral ministry: We teach what we know, but we reproduce who we are. I’m pretty confident that I can do the first part. There are some subjects about which I know a fair amount Read the full article…
So it starts Sunday. We’ve been praying, planning, and dreaming for a couple of months. I’ve been talking to as many people as possible about this crazy thing we’re doing for Christmas 2010. I’ve even asked my family who lives so far away to get involved. It’s What Child Is This? Part teaching series, part Read the full article…
Awhile back, I had a meeting with a man struggling with issues from his past. He’d been involved in some things as a young man that continued to haunt him into adulthood. He was pretty sure he’d never shake the darkness of yesteryear. It so happens that I had prayed especially hard before our meeting Read the full article…
I got some good leadership advice at the Y the other day. I was speaking with someone about the business that he owns and operates. He summarized its success by saying, “I’m smart enough to hire people smarter than me.” I like that. In many ways, I’ve lived it at Good Shepherd. I didn’t set Read the full article…
