At the end of the year some time ago I gave a message on a few year-end reflections I had cloaked around “My Biggest Mistakes of the Year.” To my surprise more listened to that message than any in the previous year. The following year I did the same with fresh, new mistakes. Again, there [...]
Steve Sjogren recently did a great interview with Rice Broocks about Servant Evangelism on the TBN network. You might find this helpful to forward to others as a way of explaining the concept of SE in a nutshell. (Interesting note: It was taped in Nashville at what was previously the estate of country music legend [...]
Starting churches is sometimes gone into with insufficient preparation. I know I have made several mistakes that were costly in starting churches by not having an adequate preparation period. I believe failure can garner greater insights more than success. I want to talk about three major areas of concern that need to be addressed before [...]
People are longing to be touched by God’s love, power and acceptance. As Christians, we carry inside us an amazing arsenal of spiritual gifts that can help those in need in the hurting world around us. As an outreach leader and trainer for a number of years, I have come to realize that to become [...]
It’s been twelve years since we moved to Western Kentucky with the goal of planting an ‘outward focused’ church. Nine months in we were a part of a team of 12 outward focused people. Today Four Rivers is a 4 campus congregation spreading throughout Western Kentucky. We connect with 500 – 600 people per [...]
Did you know Jesus has a plan for you in the city He has sent you to? We see a great example of this in Luke 8:26-38. This once demon-possessed man is ready to follow Jesus after this miraculous life change. But Jesus commands him to, “Return home and tell how much God has done [...]