Darrin Patrick is a friend of mine who leads a wonderful church in St. Louis. He has also recently authored a book entitled Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission. A promotional video for his book was posted this morning and after watching it, I can say, if you don’t read the book (which [...]
For quite some time, my church has taken a “team teaching” approach to who stands behind the pulpit at our adult services. For example, in the last three weeks, three different pastors have preached on Sunday. Having multiple teachers isn’t just a summer-thing for CCCC, it’s a philosophy we hold. Let me give you some [...]
One of the more popular terms within the circles I run is the word “tribe.” Simply put, tribes are groupings of people who share common values, goals, beliefs, etc. Overall, they can be very beneficial to be a part of. They can multiply effort, consolidate resources and achieve goals that, if left to the individual [...]
For a couple of hours every Thursday morning over the last eight months, fifteen or so of our staff and lay leaders have gathered to study Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology together. It’s really a glorified book club where we discuss our reading assignments each week (okay, there’s a little teaching here and there. I’m sorry, [...]
This past weekend I attended a conference in Austin. Like most evangelical events, the speakers were popular authors or pastors (or both) who shared with the masses their stories, learnings and convictions. And like most evangelical conferences, there were those who were somewhat star-struck by the speakers. And why shouldn’t they be? Many of them [...]
