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Dec 8, 2010
Where is the power?
Questions have been whirling around inside of my mind for that past few weeks: Where are those who truly believe?! Where are those who have been transformed? Where are those who care not about their opinions, but care about the truth of the Scriptures? Where are the redeemed? As Psalm 107:2 declares, let them say so! Where is the boldness of the children of God? Where is the love that people shall know... read more
Dec 7, 2010
The Good, The Bad, and Everyone Else
I’ve been around Christianity and ministry all of my life. To say the least, I have observed many things about people and how they respond to the grace of Christ. And without trying to be trivial and simply categorize people, I have taken notice of three types of people who respond in apparent positive ways towards the Gospel; the “Good”, the “Bad”, and “Everyone... read more
Nov 29, 2010
The Truth About Managing People, Part 10
Truth Number 50 in Part 10 of The Truth About Managing People stood out to me in today’s reading. It’s the idea that first impressions do count. Nothing can be more true in the church world. When someone visits your church for the first time, the impressions that are made within the first 5 minutes will greatly impact their attitude towards enjoying their entire experience there, and especially the... read more
Nov 26, 2010
The Truth About Managing People, Part 9
One thing that doesn’t take place in the church world as often as it should is change. This has started to “change” in the past few decades though. In order to reach a quickly changing world, the church has to change its methods in reaching people just as quickly or risk losing relevance. People that have been in the church for a long time, however, tend to be very resistant to change because there... read more
Nov 25, 2010
The Truth About Managing People, Part 7 & 8
There wasn’t one consecutive thing that stuck out to me in Part 7 and 8 of The Truth About Managing People, but one thing that came to mind was that I don’t evaluate my leaders and volunteers frequently enough. I don’t give them enough positive or negative feedback. Once I do give them feedback, it can tend to be demoralizing because I didn’t deal with particular behaviors immediately. This brings... 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.