For most of my life, my insecurities have caused me to care too much about what other people think of me. When we first started our church, I decided we would not count how many people were in attendance each week. Didn’t want to focus on the wrong things, you know? Didn’t want to make […]
How to Find Your Calling…
Christians often ask themselves and their pastors what steps they need to take to find their calling. They feel a bit lost in life, maybe stuck in a job they don’t like, trying to figure out their major in college, or just have a general feeling of restlessness. So I’m here to give you the […]
What has God put on your heart? Go do it.
Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 1 Samuel 14:6 Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more […]
Talking Business, Church Planting, & Jesus on Michigan Business Rap
I had the privilege of being on the Michigan Business Rap this week to discuss church planting as a small business. Click below if you’d like to listen in: It’s a little nerve-racking when you do live radio and don’t know what the questions are going to be ahead of time. There were two questions […]
Best Ways to Kill a New Church Plant
I spoke at a church planting luncheon at Riverview Church today on “duh moments” as a church planter. Most of what I shared is based on mistakes I made sometime during my 7-year church planting journey: (these tips are for those looking to pastor a new church as their full-time paid vocation) Sometimes the church […]