Associate Pastor of Family Ministry Search Team Presentation
This audion clip is from Sunday morning, June 13th at MorningStar Baptist Church. The search team has spent the last six months prayerfully seeking to fill this pastoral position at our church. This presentation is a report of their process. After the presentation the search team turned the process over to the congregation who will take part in the candidating →
Why Family Ministry?
The following audio was recorded on a Sunday morning at MorningStar Baptist Church. The church is seeking to step out in faith and hire an associate pastor in an area that they have never explored before, family ministry. As the church forges ahead the leadership is continually seeking to help the church to understand and fully embrace the what it →
The Power of Mixing 2 Great Things
The following is an article written for MorningStar Baptist Church's monthly newsletter, Revelations. Much of the content is an adaptation of concepts found in Reggie Joyner's book, Think Orange. Pray for us as we seek to fill this critical pastoral position in our church. I have a confession. I like to mix foods. I have another confession. The mixtures don’t always →
High Yield Investing
I’m starting to think a lot more about investing than I did a few years ago. For one thing I’m older and realizing that someday I may retire, but in order to do that I’ve got to have something stashed away somewhere. I also have a family now and I am thinking about their security if something were →
Journeys & Destinations
This was originally written specifically for the church I pastor but thought is might be helpful for all of us. So I figured I'd share. I had the privilege of hiking through Clifton Gorge earlier this week. For those of you who have been there I’m sure you agree that it is a privilege, and with the foliage changing color it →
Castles in the Sand
The beach and I just don’t get along all too well. This has nothing to do with my like or dislike of everything about the beach because, actually, I do like most everything about the seashore. The problem is not everything about the beach likes me. When God passed out the genes for, “skin that has the ability to →
Life’s 5 Most Important Lessons/The Importance of Legacy for Older Generations
This is a great article especially for leaders of churches with older congregations who are seeking to effectively transition to include younger generations. Hope it provides some material for fruitful conversation. CLick below to be redirected to the article referenced above.