I’ve long heard that there are three types of churches: risk takers, care takers, and under takers. We’ll wherever we usually are on that spectrum, this Sunday we’re starting on a message series that will be high on the risk factor. It’s called Piece Of Work. It comes from Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s Read the full article…
The people at RiverGate love us. When our bands play out there on summer Saturday nights, the music is excellent, the crowds are large, and best of all from their perspective, business is good. Good Shepherd will be live at the RiverGate water fountain this Saturday, August 15, from 7-10 p.m. Here’s what it looks Read the full article…
Every pastor, whether he or she realizes it or not, has a tool box. In that tool box are those resources that support, enhance, and enlarge ministry. Here are some of my most essential tools: Bible: New International Version.Commentary I most use in sermon preparation: NIV Application Commentary. Runner-up in that category: The New Interpreter’s Read the full article…
I’ve got a confession. Now, usually, when a preacher says he has a confession, people immediately think, “all right, who’s it with and how long has it been going on?” No, nothing like that. It’s this. Sometimes I read emails while I’m talking on the telephone. There. Got it out. Yeah, sometimes the allure of Read the full article…
In laying out our goals and emphases of 2009, we kept coming back to the subject of marriage. We sensed that many marriages in this community had settled into an uncomfortable truce while others were teetering on the brink of collapse. That’s why we did the LoveDare series back in February, along with a Pathfinder Read the full article…
