Have you ever made a bad decision? I know I make plenty of them…every day… sometimes all before breakfast! The trick is to figure out how to move on. Bad decisions are rarely fatal, unless they get you stuck in a place where you feel all your options are gone […]

I knew that this summer would be intense, so I had decided to take a longer break than usual from blogging and most social media—I usually unplug for one month; this time I was trying to mostly disconnect most of the time the kids were on summer vacation (which was FAR shorter […]

I’ve had a number of people ask me when I’m going to start blogging again. Here’s the answer: Now. Tomorrow I’ll start to post a series of blogs that were conceived while I was following the footsteps of Paul in hgh vitamins Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome. Then, I’ll soon […]

This previous Sunday morning I announced to my church that I would stop being their pastor starting in September. The congregation began seven years ago as a small chapel service at Life Pacific College, and morphed over time to become a Foursquare Church that is full of college people and […]

John Fehlen and I showed our above video at this year’s Foursquare Connection as part of a presentation we did on the need for multigenerational leadership in our church family. The video is funny, but the challenge is serious. Here’s what we said: Right now in the U.S. we have […]

Recently I had a chance to teach a class of Bible College students about church administration. As I was preparing, I spoke to a close friend of mine who had been an executive pastor at a huge church—and who now is the lead pastor at a large church—about the subject. […]

In a couple of weeks at the Foursquare Church’s annual convention, I get to help present information about Mobilizing Our People for Ministry and Mission. I think this is pretty important stuff, so I’m excited to be a part of the conversation. Here is part of what I’m going to say: […]

“These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here…they are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus” Acts 17:6-7 Paul and Silas had indeed caused trouble all over the world—or, as the New King James Version puts it, had “turned […]

“…some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Paul and Barnabas…were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. So, being sent on their way by the […]

If you are a pastor, or you are learning to be one, there are different ways of going about your assignment: Pharisee: You are a religious professional. It’s clear that you have your job down pat. You know how to dress, how to act, and what to say to draw […]

Recently, I heard a person describe 2 types of leaders: 1. The Octopus is a leader who has his or her hands in everything. They don’t move very fast because they are always involved in some kind of detail. Every time they pass something that looks interesting or important, they […]

When Deborah and I were pastors in Newberg Oregon, we hit a real growth spurt a couple of years into the assignment. I was humbled as we approached 300, and I was really excited about what was to come. One day I was dreaming about how to reach our small […]