This post serves more to my ability to go back and find it than anything, so bare with me. I’m going to list all of the books I read in 2017 and my star rating (out of 5) beside them. Maybe this will be helpful for you to find some new books or be reminded…
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A Balanced View of Christmas
Before we start, let me say that I am going to try my best to approach this subject in a way as balanced as possible and in a way that attempts to not give indication of how I feel about Christmas. That being said, I think it is important for Christians to know some reasons…
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The 5 Enemies of Unity
Dave Ramsey, entrepreneur and financial coach, runs a company that is comprised of over 300 team members, does millions of dollars of revenue per year, travels the country teaching people about leadership and has the biggest talk radio program in the country. His company is unified, which is why they have been so successful.…
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How To Advertise For A Church Event
There are absolutely tons of ways for a church to advertise for an upcoming event. Everything from tv/radio ads, to billboards, to the “old fashioned” flyers and everything in between. But, all of those things can be pricey and somewhat daunting to smaller congregation. So, I wanted to give you a few ideas for…
Every church has the one brother or sister who has appointed himself/herself to be the one to “keep the preacher humble” by being hypercritical of anything he does. I know that the vast majority of Christians today have not taken that holy calling (can you feel the sarcasm?), but they are always there lurking in…
Recently, the congregation purchased and installed a new security/video system to help us in that rare instance that someone wants to come into our building to steal or vandalize our facility. After searching through the different options, some of which costing thousands of dollars and a large amount of labor to install, we chose to…
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How To Evangelize Worship Guests
It happens every week at churches all across the nation and the world. Someone walks in the door who is not a member of the church of Christ either because they are completely new or they have been visiting for a while and have not yet decided to put their faith in Jesus. I’ve written…
I believe many preachers are mistreated when it comes to the pulpit search traditions that we have in America. So, here are three things that I believe every church/eldership ought to have set in stone before they ever start the search process. 1. What Kind of Man You’re Looking For Let’s face it, all…
In culmination of our study of ways in which the Scriptures tell us that we can show God our love, we come to the last 4 acts. However, remember, that just because 8 things are mentioned here doesn’t mean that there aren’t other ways in which we show our Father our love nor does that…
It’s the greatest command found in all of the Bible, as per Jesus’ words in Mark 12:29-31 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” But, how do we do this? Is this love of which Jesus spoke to be rendered down…