On Sunday, I accepted the call to serve as the pastor for First Baptist Church of Bradenton, Florida. For some time, I’ve known that the Lord was going to move me back into full-time ministry. I’ve sought clarity from God, confided in close friends, talked to church leaders, and waited. The time has come and […]
Church leaders are tempted constantly with the idea that everything the church does has a dollar amount attached to it. When we lean in this direction, we are simply wrong. The work of making disciples,
I spend a great deal of time leading, reading about leadership, training people to lead, and looking for ways to improve my own leadership. The majority of all of this is around leadership for the
The Fellowship (the church I serve) recently hosted Jeremiah Johnston on a weekend with the Unanswered Tour from Christian Thinkers Society (CTS). You can watch his message from Sunday here. I want to encourage you
The Fellowship held its first Compassion Sunday and it was amazing! Some time ago, I participated on a Compassion Vision trip with a group of pastors from around the country. We visited Peru and witnessed
Easter is one of the most attended days of worship for Christian churches. A temptation exists for people to not extend invitations to neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances because they assume people will just attend any
