The Tale of Grandma Klepto
Many years ago, our girl's ministry took on a project of cleaning the home of an elderly lady in our church. Upon arriving at her home, our suspicions were confirmed. The lady was a kleptomaniac and a horrific hoarder. Not only did Vickie and the girls find piles of things from the church including church hymnals (you do remember what hymnals are, don't you?) they discovered mounds of garbage. The sad thing was that Grandma Klepto (that was my affectionate name for the lady) was comfortable in her lifestyle and pigsty. Like Grandma Klepto, it is easy for those of us in ministry to become so,...
Change Your Church!
I know that this isn't a characteristic of your church, but I will share it anyways. I've found that when a family becomes dissatisfied with a church, they quietly just disappear. Maybe in their estimation, the church wasn't demonstrative enough in worship or perhaps too emotional and demonstrative. Some leave because ... I'll stop with just one reason. It would be pointless to even try to give an exhaustive list of the many, many reasons for people leaving a church to go find the "perfect" church. If I could just have five minutes with these people, I would give this one piece of advice....
He Promised, We Act, He Does!
Many years ago, I heard Charles Capps say, "The Gospel is so simple that we need a lot of help to misunderstand it." He went on to say, "And believe me, we've had all of the help that we need." Ain't that the truth! I'm constantly amazed at how preachers and teachers complicate ministering about the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Jesus made this ministry so simple when He said, "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" Luke 11:13 This one verse shares so much about the infilling...
It’s Non-Negotiable
A major milestone in any child's life is when they learn to distinguish between a parent's suggestion and a parent's command. For some reason, most children take their parent's statement, "Sweetheart, go clean up that messy bedroom" as a suggestion, one that can be done at any time if and when the mood hits them. I can guarantee that there will come a day when there will a startling realization that what was taken as a suggestion or option was actually a non-equivocal, non-negotiable command. While church leaders are rock-solid on many foundational truths and recognize that there is no...
Touching Heaven
I doubt that the following sentence will provide a new, deep revelation for most of this blog's readers but I'll share it anyways. Here it is ... not all music is created equal. While this information might not be new, evidently it isn't on the forefront of many leader's minds. In my travels and speaking in various types of ministry opportunities which includes both children and adult platforms, I am amazed at what is considered to be worship. In many services, true worship is almost non-existent. I'm witnessing gatherings of children in children's church and adults in the adult services...
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