Our staff was asked to read this book as a topic for discussion about the health and growth of our church. Â Not the most current book we could read on this topic, as this book was written in 1996. Â I felt the authors ended up making a couple decent observations, but the journey to get …
After a week off for vacation, the weekend kicked off early on Saturday with a Worship Music Tech Conference at Calvary Community Church here in Phoenix.  Several of our tech team members were able to be there for the Friday sessions.  There was some really informative stuff for us there, and it was cool because this was …
I was pre-warned. Â This book is controversial, thought-provoking, frustrating, interesting, and challenging. I grew up in the contemporary American church, immersed in cultural Christianity. Â I won’t lie, I’ve had times that I was pretty much done with church…not my faith…but done with the whole church thing. Â My experience with and in church has run the …
My family and I were on vacation this weekend (some SoCal beach time.) Â I realized that this was the first ‘legit’ vacation that we’ve taken in 4 years. Â ‘Legit’ meaning that we didn’t gig or do some type of ministry tied to the vacation…so nice! Â Pam and I also had a few days alone, conveniently …
“Is this what Jesus told you guys to do?” A question that I believe all church leaders should consistently ask themselves. Â Buzzwords like ‘relevant’ and ‘authentic’ sound-off frequently in many church planning and staff meetings, but are we? Â Beyond that, is our form and function connecting with people in their real life world? These are …