I sat down recently with Dr. David Fry, Pastor of the Bible Holiness Church in Frankfort, IN.  He graciously shared an hour of his time...

I recently sat down with Chris Cravens.  Chris served as a pastor of the Bible Methodist Church in Findlay, OH for years, and now serves...

I recently sat down with Chris Cravens for an interview.  Chris served as the pastor of Findlay Bible Methodist Church, in Findlay, OH...

If you’re like me, you’ve struggled to MAKE yourself do things.  Even things you know will help your situation… they’re still hard.  But...

Far too many small churches are content with sloppiness in their marketing promotional material… or even it being non-existent! This can...

Peter Drucker once said something about like this, “A prerequisite for a career in ministry should be a 6 week intensive course in saying...

I’ve been silent for quite some time on this blog.  It’s been quite a journey over the last 9 months, a journey mostly covered in...

Leading change in a local church is a tough task.  Just about any pastor has one of these stories: a needed change that crashed and...

Do you think it’s possible to become more creative?  Is creativity natural, or developed?  Is it a limited commodity, and you’re just...

If the stats are right, several pastors reading this are burned out and thinking of quitting… or at least wishing it could happen. The...

If you haven’t read Stephen Covey’s excellent book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” you’re missing out.  Out of the many...

The songs have been sung, the message has been preached, the celebration is over… and the pastor is tired.  I know.  You definitely need...

His hair is legendary.  He has an ego the size of the Grand Canyon.  He might possibly be the next President of the United States.  He’s...

There’s a powerful story in Mark Twain’s book, Huckleberry Finn.  Last year, I read this book to my children, and was so struck by this...

Some fancy terms that get thrown around in the world seem complicated — but really are more simple than you might think at first.  One is...

In John Maxwell’s book How Successful People Think “We went into one [store], and I have to tell you that it was the worst store I’ve...

Sunday night services have fallen on hard times.  I can understand why.  Attendance is low.  It’s tiring for pastors & their families,...

A few months ago, a new chicken place came into our neighborhood.  It was named Raising Cane’s.  Liz and I decided to try it. In short,...

There isn’t one “right” morning routine.  It’s built on your values and realities.  My reality is self-employed (pastor) and 6 kids....

I once heard John C. Maxwell tell a story of a man who was angry at being passed over for a promotion.  “They can’t do that — I have 20...