Every year as a pastor I ask my congregation to share prayer requests they have for the new year. I use this info to pray specifically for our members throughout the year. It’s also a nice way to learn more about what’s on people’s hearts, what do they really care…

After having some discussion at a recent Deacons meeting, it’s come to my attention that some in the church feel that I am not accessible enough. Some have even shared the concern that they “do not feel pastored” by me. …

When we complete a Life Bible study class or one-on-one discipleship Bible study we have people share their testimonies during Sunday worship about how they are blessed or impacted by them. In order to help you share your testimonies well here are some guidelines. Sharing testimony is bragging about God…

Zane: Are you going to have this same talk with Sawyer when he turns 10? Me: No, I’ll probably talk to him soon because the books says to talk about these things at age 5–8. Zane: Dad! Why didn’t you talk to ME about this when I was 7? …

The second major takeaway I had from this past HC pastors’ conference is how to be fairly paid as a pastor. One of my favorite traditions of the house church conference is that one night we all go out for buffalo wings. This time the topic of pastor salaries came…

The house church model that we practice as a church is not done by us alone. We are part of a larger network, a movement, of churches globally. In the U.S. …

If you want to accomplish anything of value in this life, it’s going to take this little word right here. He then pointed to the word on the title of the book we were studying which said “Discipline.” I still remember this from the first day that our Men’s Bible…

This is part 2 of my notes on No Perfect Parents by Dave and Ann Wilson. For strategies of parenting kids in the early stages (Age 0–11) please see my previous post. One of the keys to wise godly parenting is being able to adjust the strategy by age group…

TLDR: The historic evangelical view on abortion has always been firmly against it because all human beings are created in the image of God. Abortion should be banned or made difficult for any instance outside of saving the mother. Fri Jun 24, 2022 was a generational event that deserves celebration. …