It is Friday, April 20 and I landed in Campinas, Brazil early this morning. Over the next 10 days, I will spend time with churches, pastors, and missionary personnel. My preaching tour through a number of cities was put together by my good friend Mario Freitas and the leaders of MORE International. I serve on […]
Corinth was a city much like ours today. It was a metropolitan center with a diverse community. In 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Paul gave a clear word about the most important thing for the Corinthian church
Sometimes, I need a refresher on leadership. My current ministry is as the pastor for a 128-year old church in a medium-sized coastal town. We are a medium-sized church that is learning to more closely
After the resurrection, Jesus gave four commission statements to His followers. Take a moment and read them. Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
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.
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,
