Archive for April, 2010
Five Must Needs in Congregational Leadership
As the leadership speaker and guru John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” While John Maxwell usually says this to a business crowd, the concept also applies to a congregation. Consider for a moment the congregation who gets a new minister and the work, as well as the membership, takes off like a [...]
Prayer – James 5.16
The PowerPoint below is a part of the series I am teaching on prayer. The information presented in the lesson was much more than what is shown on the PowerPoint slides. This is simply a guide to follow along. If you want more information as to the lesson and the details of it, feel free [...]
4/16/76 – My Life Would Change
God has a very mysterious way of working things out to His glory and His liking. Many times the only way we notice the powerful mind of the Almighty is glancing backwards in time. Considering how everything fell into place may not be the coincidence it just “seemed to be.” There is always something or [...]
Making Evangelism Personal – Compassion
Below is an outline I used as a discussion guide for an afternoon Bible Class. I am a firm believer that congregations can have all the evangelism programs they want, but if they lack compassion, they will never achieve their full potential.
Take a moment to see the outline and let me know what you [...]
Rising Disrespect for God?
Sitting down across from an elderly gentleman with a cup of coffee, he began to explain to me the problems of our society begin with a lack of respect. One of his beliefs is that respect is the glue which holds the foundations of the country, our communities and even our churches together. Respect [...]
