I have a goatee (actually a Van Dyke) and I still think this is sort of disturbing and slightly creepy.  Enjoy!  :)

Asking the right questions is incredibly important.  For a Christian leader, the question is never “Can we do this?”  The question is always “Does God want us to do this?”  If the answer to that question is yes, then you follow it up with “Well then, how can we make this happen?”
Too often, we say no to God because we [...]

I’ll probably send out a calling post call about this later in the week but I just wanted to remind all you guys that Daylight Savings ends this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour this Saturday night.

This PSA brought to you by the fine folks at Fusion Church.  Watch and learn.

Fresh Promo from Fusion Church on Vimeo.
Don’t let this be you.  Come to Fusion this weekend!

Nobody wants stale faith.  A faith that is stale is boring, tedious and ineffective.  Unfortunately, we all go through times when our faith is, well, less than fresh.
That’s why I’m so pumped about this weekend.  I’m going to be starting a brand new series called, “Fresh:  Reviving Stale Faith.”  It’s going to awesome!  We’re going to explore the Biblical secrets to reviving a [...]

Here’s one of my all-time favorite Bible verses for myself and others that are in the ministry…
But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.  2 Tim. 4:5 (Msg )
3.5 quick thoughts about this verse.
1.  Watch Your Focus: Focus on the task at [...]

We’ve offered these before but I wanted to make sure that you pastors know that these are available. 
Here’s the Prison Break series that we did a long time ago.  (Right-click and select “save as…” to save these files.)
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PB Series Title Slide
PB Verses Slide
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GRAPHICS

PB Program Shell Cover
PB Email Logo (Small)

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PB 25 Minute Countdown
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I thought it might be interesting to look at some key verses together from Philippians here on the TMC blog.  Check this out…
This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. It is written to all of God’s people in Philippi, who believe in Christ Jesus, and to the elders and deacons.  Philip. 1:1 (NLT)
Paul and his son [...]

I finished reading It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It last night.  It was an excellent book.  I like Craig Groeschel’s writing style and, more importantly, his honesty.
In the book, Groeschel defines having “it” as experiencing God moving.  For instance, some churches seem to have “it” while others don’t.  He goes to great lengths to say [...]

I’ve been reading It by Craig Groeschel and I’m enjoying the book.  I’ll write a full review later but I hit this little nugget last night and it’s really sticking with me.
By the Pharisee’s standards, Jesus failed daily.  – Craig Groeschel.
That’s so good!  I’m going to put that one in my quick quotes section right here on the tmc blog!
This just reminds [...]