Jesus made it very clear to his overwhelmed disciples that communion is time of remembrance. I Cor. 11:23-26 – The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of […]
In part one of this article we realized there’s really no right or wrong way to eat a pancake. There is not one side that tastes better. Neither side of a pancake is more important. Both sides matter. Likewise, if one side gets burned it affects the taste of the other side. It’s the same […]
Over the past six months, I have consulted with churches and communicators about the effectiveness of their messages. Some messages are incredibly powerful, and some are not, which leads to the question, “What is the difference between a perfect message and a powerful message?” Let me answer this question through these lenses:
Recently my wife, Rene Clark, and I did some team teaching at Parkview Christian Church. Parkview is a multi-site church of 9,000 weekend attenders in the Chicagoland area where I am stoked to be a teaching pastor. We have spent time teaching together in the past, but I have never shared any of our rhythm […]
This “5 MESSY MYTHS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY” message was presented at Christ’s Church of the Valley on September 5/6 as we started a new series called “Messy Grace.” The title of the series is inspired by the soon to be released book by Caleb Kaltenbach, you can read more about the book and order it here.
The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit took place the past few days on August 6th & 7th, 2015. I have set aside this weekend to marinate on these leadership quotes & principles. My prayer is that as you seek to live and lead curiously, these leadership axioms will also add value to your life. Here […]
For much of my early ministry life, I was being told, you are going to be the “next” rather than the “first.” I believe this all started when I was at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. I was an up and coming youth pastor, and it was natural and meant to be a compliment […]
Great communicators have the ability to blend content and creativity. In this article I want to talk about the role of creativity in communication. You can have the greatest content in the world, but if you are not creative in your communication or presentation, then you may as well not have the content! So how do […]
I am just finishing up leading a communicators cohort retreat in Dana Point, CA the past few days. I wanted to share some of the things we discussed. One of the most common questions I get asked as a communicator is, “Where do I get my stuff!” Translation – where do I find great content […]
In the previous article we talked about “WHO” we are trying to reach and what today’s families really look like. In this article we consider five things concerning “HOW” to reach and keep new families at your church. 1. Realize first time visitors no longer exist. Well, I mean they do exist. They are real people. […]
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