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Apr 11, 2010
Post Easter Sunday
So your church probably had a large number of visitors last Sunday. You, as a pastor, gave them the best service programming of the year and preached your heart out. You preached the Gospel in creative and complelling ways. You saw new people respond to the message and surrender their lives to Jesus. You tried your best to follow up with all of your visitors. All week long you were given affirmation for... read more
Apr 6, 2010
Planning for Effectiveness. Planning for Easter
Wow! What an amazing Easter Weekend! I got to sit back and watch God transform lives through His Word and His presence. At our Good Friday Service I saw God remind people of His love for them by dying a brutal death on their behalf. I got to see God confirm to people that their sins were forgiven and nailed securely to His cross. Oh to experience freedom in Christ! On Easter Sunday I had the sacred... read more
Mar 31, 2010
Offense, Part C
For the last two days, I have written on offending people, particularly on pastors (like myself) offending people within their congregations. Yesterday I wrote that, today, I would state what it is I should do when I offend someone. I’m not sure if I’m ready to so that, but I’ll give it a shot. First of all, offense is relative and is based on the offended party’s point of view and... read more
Mar 30, 2010
Offense, Part B
Since being in ministry I have offended plenty of people for plenty of things: asking people not to smoke on a church outing, removing an adult youth worship leader for being romantically involved with an underaged student, making the decision to keep an emotionally unstable teen at a youth camp, teaching too much Bible on Sunday mornings, trying to place someone in a ministry that fits them better than... read more
Mar 30, 2010
Offense
I learned a lesson early on in ministry. You offend a lot of people- really, a lot! Before you have the title or position of pastor or ministry leader, people let the things you do, think, or say run smoothly off their back. But once you have some position of influence or authority, watch out! The things you do, think, and say roll off of people’s backs like a square piece of wood up a hill of... read more
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.