No Swiss Cheese and Low Expectations Please

I once had a boss say I was like swiss cheese.  He meant that I was always taking perfectly good cheese and put holes in it.  It was another way of saying “you’ve got a lot of excuses.”  I’ve lived most of my life with excuses.  I embraced excuses.  I called it “being real” or coming to grips of…

Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson

Just finished the book “Wild Goose Chase” by Mark Batterson.  Mark is the pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC.  And in this book, he describes what life could and should look like if/when we as Christians follow the Holy Spirit as a Wild Goose versus a Caged Goose.

I decided to read it while on vacation.  And…

What to do with the Old?

In the church leadership pastor world, I see this interesting trend among “young” leaders.  It started with my generation with good intention, but has left the younger generation, I believe, thinking this is the way to do it.  It’s called planting churches.

I know there’s a lot of good reasons to plant or start a church.  I know there’s…

Older Getting Younger

When I was about 10, I thought someone who was 25 was like really old and mature.  Then I became 25.

When I was 25, I thought someone who was 40 was like mature and wise and had life figured out.  I’m going to be 34 next month and I know a lot of people who are 40 and…

Churches: Less For More, More For Less? The Numbers

Lets be real about the numbers when it comes to so many churches in any area. Just think about it. No burger place thinks it can really succeed when there are so many other choices in the area without totally crushing the competition (by really getting loyal customers to make the switch while at the same time gaining a…