“Within three years we’ll be out of here and building a new church building!” We had just started our new church in Southwest Las Vegas and someone asked how long I planned on keeping the church in this temporary storefront location. I couldn’t imagine that we would need to be there for longer than three years. I remember this specifically because Clark County only gave … Continue reading Don’t Give Up
I’m sitting in my favorite barbershop. The man who is about to cut my hair just nodded to me as I walked through the door and signed my name on the waiting list. He’s an incredible barber but last time I sat in his chair, while he shaved around my hairline, he slipped and sliced his own thumb nearly to the bone. He stood back … Continue reading The Death of any Relationship
Who will save America, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? There is not an evangelical Christian who wouldn’t immediately respond with the obvious answer, “Neither – Jesus Christ is the only one who can save this country!” We truly believe that He is the answer but we live, react, worry, post, retweet, and rage as if our salvation is dependent upon one of two corrupt political … Continue reading The Answer to America’s Dilemma
Meetings can be intolerable. Whether you work in the corporate world, non-profit world, or church world – this sentiment seems to remain true. However, there are certain practices that can be adopted into your organization that will transform meetings from time-wasters to game-changers. One of these practices we hold to in our church staff is to end the discussion with an actionable step. And once … Continue reading Enough Already
If you don’t like your job then why are you doing it? Life is too short to stay tied down to a weekly grind that makes you absolutely miserable. So, if you hate your job you’d better change your career or change your attitude. Don’t get me wrong. Every job, ministry, and career will have its unpleasant tasks. The movie star has to be at … Continue reading Stop Hating Your Job
We’ve now hosted Idea Days in Connecticut, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas. Now we are headed to the deep-south for an Idea Day like no other. Idea Day is a day to share ideas. Ministry leaders from across the region come together for round-table discussions on evangelism, discipleship, worship, and ministry. Ideas flow and concepts flourish in this environment which allows for open dialogue and ministerial … Continue reading A Day to Share Ideas
In this episode, Pastor Josh sits down with his siblings to talk about parenting children to love Jesus through the perspective of their upbringing. This is part one of a two part episode. In this episode, Pastor Josh sits down with his siblings to talk about parenting children to love Jesus through the perspective of their upbringing. This is part two of a two part episode. Continue reading The Idea Talks – Episode 09 – Parenting Children to Love Jesus
There are 10 Core Principles for ministry teamwork that our church staff has adopted. These 10 have helped our staff through our most excited days and challenging setbacks. I’ve already shared the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd principles in previous posts. Here I will share our 4th – which is People Work Over Paper Work. 1. Always STOP to give the Gospel At times we can … Continue reading People Work Over Paper Work
