Trunk or Treats: What’s the catch?
I just received an email from our church to begin preparing for this year's Trunk or Treat. I'm pumped. Our church puts on a great Trunk or Treat. And, I'll be honest, Halloween has long ....
Category: church outreach
Let them eat hot dogs!
When I was a freshman in college, I was rushed by a small fraternity. For three consecutive weekends, the fraternity members kept luring me back to the house with the promise of a Saturday pig ....
Could you do it?
If you woke up tomorrow and there was no electricity could you still obey God's commandments to be his witness, spread the Gospel, and build the Church? If so, how would you do it? *** ....
How to develop church ministries
The day before we moved from Missouri to Texas, we saw that we had a flat tire on one of our cars. We were scrambling to pack up the house and get everything ready to move ....
“The Party Ends In Hell”
Those are words scrawled on a sign. Carried by a man standing on a busy street corner. Shaking a self-righteous finger at the people walking in and out of nightclubs, in and out of restaurants, in and ....
Those crazy door knockers!
You've seen them coming. Those crazy "door knockers" from the church up the street. Hide! Whatever you do, DON'T answer the door. Don't. Even. Breathe. It could be any church, but the Jehovah's Witnesses are ....
Sow more seed — and then some
Take a moment to read Luke 8:4-8. You'll recognize it as the parable of the sower: While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: ....
How much is one soul worth?
ROI. Return on Investment. It's a phrase that rattles through businesses worldwide. It often drives the world of marketing. How much did we receive in relation to the amount of time and money we spent? ....
The first thing we need to do is wait
How many times have you had a great idea that you just had to put into motion? The idea was so good. It was innovative. It was new. It was fresh. It was so perfect that ....
If you do it well, then keep doing it.
Build on your God-given strengths. The Bible tells us that we are each blessed with gifts. Therefore, each church has its own team and its own strengths. Just because the "church down the street" is doing something ....