Category Archives: Be The Church
Twitter Prayer Team
I have been mulling over for the past month using twitter to build a prayer team. I am think it is time to jump off the bridge and start the train moving. If you are not fimiliar with twitter, it … Continue reading
We’ve got a long way to go & a short time to get there..
One of the best movie songs of all times was “East Bound and Down” by Jerry Reed from “Smokey and the Bandit”. I feel that song this week. We’ve got a long way to go & a short time to … Continue reading
Getting Over the Monday Morning Blues
“Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length” - Robert Frost “How much stuff do you need to be happy?” – Larry the Cucumber, from VeggieTale’s “Madame BlueBerry” I am currently reading a book entitled “The Progress Paradox” by … Continue reading
Why I went Trick or Treating instead of Going to Church
Halloween is one of my favorite events. I loved it as a kid, and I still like it as an adult. I know there are great Christian leaders who disagree with my enjoyment of the day, but let me tell … Continue reading
Virtual Church Office
Being employed as a full-time pastor for the past dozen years, I have always been in a multi-staff organization. There were administrative assistants, pastors, book-keepers, receptionists, and maintenance people. The office functioned basically like any small business with office hours … Continue reading
Risk vs. Reward at the Jr. High Dance
There is always a risk in taking a relationship to the next level. Once you open up to someone to discover something new about them, they have the power in the relationship. Giving away control (i.e. power) is very difficult. … Continue reading
BIG MEETING TOMORROW
We have a big meeting tomorrow with the owner of “Pump It Up” to try to work out a deal for renting their facility for our Sunday morning services. We will send out an email tomorrow afternoon to give everyone … Continue reading
And a Gong was Heard at NCSU
I spent the day today with Brian Hargett and the students of Chi Alpha in the brickyard on the campus of North Carolina State University. We were talking to students as another crazy preaching group yelled at anyone willing to … Continue reading
Don’t Take Church Too Seriously.
That’s a weird thing for a pastor to say. “Don’t take church too seriously.” I have to record every Sunday, because I am not sure what I have said. For example, this past Sunday I made a reference to a … Continue reading
Time to Quit Going to Church, and to Start Becoming the Church!
I have been caught up lately watching Setanta Sports, which highlights soccer (football) from Great Britain, Australian Football, Rugby, and Gaelic Football (a sport I had never heard of). One of my goals in life is to attend a World … Continue reading