People Pleasing Doesn’t Equal Love

Last week, I shared three ideas with our staff on leadership in the church. Over the next few days, I … Continue reading People Pleasing Doesn’t Equal Love

Recruit to Jesus

Last week, I shared three ideas with our staff on leadership in the church. Over the next few days, I … Continue reading Recruit to Jesus

I haven’t written in a while, and a lot has happened in my time away from posting. The biggest change … Continue reading What I’ve Learned the Last Five Months

Recently, I was having a discussion with one of our very best volunteer leaders. They were sharing, reluctantly, how they … Continue reading “Step It Up” is More Than a Bad Movie

John 17 has Jesus’ last prayer on earth before the crucifixion. It’s His “last words”, if you will, and I … Continue reading Jesus’ Last Words and Sticky Faith Prayers

I am reading through a five-day devotional on the Prayers of Jesus. Most of them are just short verses referencing … Continue reading Being A Loner for Jesus

This fall, in our SrHi group, we are making some changes. We’re moving away from group games, allowing students to … Continue reading How to Change Without Blowing Up Your Youth Ministry

It is the middle of August, and that means it’s time for one of my least favorite rituals as a … Continue reading Andy Leaves Woody, and It Always Makes Me Cry

As we have read through Sticky Faith, one issue has risen to the surface for both Evan, our children’s pastor, … Continue reading Students/Pastors

Our student ministry is trying to figure out how to implement what we’ve been learning from Sticky Faith, and we’re … Continue reading How Sticky Faith is Changing Our Sunday Services