Making disciples

Jesus told us to “Go and make disciples” Some have said that perhaps a better English reading of the Greek text in the manuscript would be “As you are going, make disciples” But the mandate is clear. The question is: “how”? There are countless resources on this, so I just want to say a fewContinueContinue reading “Making disciples”

Taking care of the ones you have

Have you felt the tug in your spirit that you need to be reaching out to people, especially new people. We know that part of the call is reaching new people with the gospel and evangelizing and discipling them but we often don’t know who, when, where or how. Let us today be reminded ofContinueContinue reading “Taking care of the ones you have”

Showing up

Dear pastor Have you ever received a “perfect attendance” award? Have you ever given one? These definitely seem to be things of the past, but there is a lesson to be learned from this practice of yesteryear. The reason that these awards were created and distributed in the first place is because we know thatContinueContinue reading “Showing up”

Pastoring contentious people

Dear pastor, Have you ever had the privilege of pastoring a strong-willed person? Hopefully you are already smiling at my use of the word “privilege.” Ministry is already hard enough without putting strong-willed, obstinate, cantankerous and contentious people into the mix. And yet that is precisely what many of us face week in and weekContinueContinue reading “Pastoring contentious people”