Category: Ministry

Last week I got the chance to hear from Saddleback's Chief of Staff, David Chrzan, talk about some of the things they're doing to move their ministry forward. Since they are one of the largest and fastest growing churches in America right now, I thought it'd be a good idea to take notes. Here's 16 … Continue reading 16 Things Growing Churches Do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF075kw7--E&feature=share&list=UUHvzNGI2MUBhrOGIu8kahWg Just did a short video for our volunteers on kids and social media. Normally, when we think of social media, we think that it doesn't really affect kids in Children's Ministry. But what I've been noticing over the last few years in is more and more elementary school kids (as young as 2nd & … Continue reading 1 Simple Tip to Help You with Kids & Social Media

One of the things we've been working on here at High Desert Church is better articulating our teaching outcomes for kids. In other words, we're trying to better answer the question: "What are the essentials our kids MUST know by the time they leave our ministry?" There's lots we'd LIKE them to know (chronology of … Continue reading What Are The Core Truths Your Kids MUST Know?

A few weeks ago I came across this tweet from Bill Murray: While being hilarious (and true) I think there's a nugget of wisdom in this tweet for those of us in ministry, and it's this: It's not what you have; it's what you do with what you have that matters. Sometimes it can be … Continue reading In Ministry, It’s Not About What You Have That Matters

http://youtu.be/fuZ7vHEMs8E If you're like me you sometime struggle with the tension of trying to make everybody happy. But trying to make everybody happy really just make nobody happy. In this short video I'll talk about one important truth that has helped me overcome (or better manage) my people-pleaser syndrome.

Last week my wife and I went on our first couples retreat. I'm a little embarrassed to say we've been married ten years and hadn't done anything like this before. Totally my bad. But we took some steps to change that. Tim Lundy was our speaker. He did a phenomenal job. Here's a snapshot of … Continue reading 19 Simple Thoughts to Make Your Marriage Better