There’s No Tension Between Truth and Beauty
In the early days of church planting, one of the most revisited topics of conversation was the music ministry. Church planting gave us a...
Healthy Pastors, Healthy Churches
I was a mess when I planted my church. I was 24 and fresh off a stint on an overseas mission field that was only...
The Life-changing Power of Speaking a Blessing
I am speaking to you continually: words of Life . . . Peace . . . Love. Tune your heart to receive these messages...
5 Benefits of Bi-vocational Ministry
As the Acts 29 network director for Latin America, I have the privilege of walking alongside pastors who are starting a church, as well...
Rescued and Renewed
Allow the Light of My healing Presence to shine into the deepest recesses of your being—cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you. Jesus Calling
The year 2020 proved...
Don’t Give Up, Saints: Encouragement from a Washington, D.c. Pastor
Capitol Hill is my home. It is the neighborhood God called us to just over a decade ago. Over the past ten years, we...
4 Practices for Church Planters’ Wives with Discouraged Husbands
My shoulders shook as I quietly sobbed in my laundry room. I texted my two best friends with the door closed: Can you please pray...
The Art of Substitution
Make Me central in your consciousness by praying continually:simple, short prayers flowing out of the present moment.
Jesus Calling, February 22
What had started as a pleasant evening...
4 Common Mistakes Church Planters Make (and How to Avoid Them)
Church planters make mistakes. Every one of us could share a long list of things we’d do differently if we could go back and...
5 Tips for Developing Your Church Plant’s Worship Team
A worship leader’s job is to get people singing of the goodness of the Lord. God’s people have much to celebrate, so lifting our voices...
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Pastor, Make Peace with Lowliness
Every church planter expects to begin from a place of lowliness. But rare is the church planter who makes peace with lowliness. I’m not talking about...
The “measure Up Mentality” In Today’s Church
I’ve served in full-time ministry for over 38 years in churches in many places in the U.S.: the south, the southwest, the far west...
Becoming a Disciplined Leader
As a leader, you have a certain set of standard for those you lead. Those standards basically revolve around your followers being disciplined.
My question...
