From Tim Spivey over on his blog, about what he’s learned in ministry:
“Churches need to play more offense, and get off of defense. Defense may win championships, but it’s awful ministry.”
Archive for July, 2007
“Defense wins championships, but….”
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Need A Good Laugh?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Protecting God
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.”
- Barbara Brown Taylor Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
The Pain of Leadership
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Consider these powerful and true words that came off of Wade Hodges’ blog a couple of days ago, entitled “Tolerating Pain”.
”There are many keys to being an effective leader. Just ask John Maxwell.”
“One that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is one that I don’t hear talked about much at leadership conferences.”
“In order to [...]
The “Profession” of Ministry
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mike Cope, on his decision early in life to stay out of umpiring after getting abused by parents, coaches and players…
“I decided right then and there I couldn’t spend my life in a profession where people got upset and questioned your motives. So I entered ministry.”
Quote for the Day
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Do all the good you can, with all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
- John Wesley
To The Recording Studio Again
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Leah, Michelle, Donny and I went to the National Recording Company in Texarkana, TX this past Saturday and recorded some of the music we sang at the Ouachita Festival. After our recording on Keith Lancaster’s Glorious God CD, many have been asking if we had a CD of just us. So, we thought we would do one. It [...]
