If you belong to an extraordinary church like I do – you want to share it with everyone you know. But how do you go about inviting someone to church? 1. The Christmas Gram Yes. That’s right! Hire a singing elf or rapping reindeer to bring a sense of holiday cheer to the one you want to invite to church. You can even write … Continue reading 10 Ways To Invite Someone To Church (You won’t believe #9)
“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
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
12-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY August 7th! Mark it down! Get off work! Cancel the trip! Do whatever you’ve got to do to be at Southern Hills Baptist Church on the first Sunday in August! This is going to be a HUGE celebration of Jesus Christ and all that He’s done in our lives and in our church. Super Summer Sunday presented by Kidopolis Get the kids … Continue reading A Huge Celebration
It’s that time again! On May 1st we will be adding yet another service time to our weekend schedule! This will allow us to offer a total of 5 worship services every Sunday in which our community may participate. At 8:00am, 9:45am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, & 6:00pm people from around Las Vegas will be gathering together to worship His name, study His Word, and fellowship with … Continue reading Going to Multiple Services
In this episode, Josh Teis talks with Robert Bakss about the important issue of worship in churches. Robert pastors a growing church in Rockhampton, Australia. He has recently authored a book about this topic entitled “Worship Wars”. This podcast will touch on several of the concepts that are covered more deeply in the book. Quotes from the episode: “People have made an issue out of … Continue reading The Idea Talks – Episode 05 – Worship Wars
Recently I received a Facebook PM from a dear Christian lady who was confused about Biblical separation and the church of God. Here is our conversation posted with permission and minor redactions. I want to hear your opinions and thoughts. After fully reading the article please comment below. Pastor Josh, I was talking with my sister ________ at church last night and asking her for … Continue reading “Unequally Yoked?” (A Question For Independent Baptists)
In this episode I sat down with two leaders who are seeing tremendous growth in their churches and talk with them about the missing key to church growth. Pastor Cody Kuehl is the Lead Pastor at Grand Rapids Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, MI, and Pastor Nick Reed is the Lead Pastor at City Light Baptist Church in Burbank, CA. Links from this … Continue reading The Idea Talks – Episode 04 – The Missing Key to Church Growth
