04.14.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 2 Comments on God is still nailing people to crosses God is still nailing people to crosses 17 years ago, living in West Palm Beach, I was still too full of vinegar and a sense of my own possibilities and the … Read Post
04.13.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 3 Comments on 6 foundational principles of spiritual coaching 6 foundational principles of spiritual coaching If you follow pro football, you’ve seen an interesting story play out. Terrell Owens, arguably the best wide re… Read Post
04.12.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 1 Comment on Jesus as a spiritual coach: the example of Peter Jesus as a spiritual coach: the example of Peter Jesus didn’t ask Peter to follow him sight unseen. His coaching began with trust-building. We see Jesus hanging… Read Post
04.11.2006 – Youth Ministry – 8 Comments on Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 3) Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 3) Not all youth ministry activities are created equal. If our goal is to take a self-willed knucklehead and turn them i… Read Post
04.10.2006 – Discipling – No Comments on Disciples reporting in after a decade Disciples reporting in after a decade If you’ve been discipling for ten years or more, where are those disciples now? Are they walking with God? Are they b… Read Post
04.10.2006 – A broken world – 1 Comment on God’s heart breaks and our hearts should too God’s heart breaks and our hearts should too Last week something happened that invaded my cozy world. Alli Mellon came into my office and told me about an orpha… Read Post
04.09.2006 – Portraits of Disciplers – 3 Comments on Meeting a disciple 12 years later Meeting a disciple 12 years later AIM has a ministry that sends teams of individual young people ministering around the world for a month. Since s… Read Post
04.08.2006 – How to Disciple – 2 Comments on How Jesus teaches for life change How Jesus teaches for life change How we teach can be as important as what we teach. We remember so little of what we’re taught because of the ineff… Read Post
04.07.2006 – Youth Ministry – 2 Comments on Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 2) Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 2) The goal is to create a self-sustaining radical Christian. Today we’ll address the cost in terms of time and tomorrow… Read Post
04.06.2006 – Discipling – 4 Comments on Our call to make disciples Our call to make disciples “Go and make disciples of all nations” – Jesus Perhaps you’re one of the lucky few who has had someone invest in … Read Post
04.06.2006 – Youth Ministry – 7 Comments on Towards a new model of youth ministry Towards a new model of youth ministry Mike Yaconelli, who pioneered our current model of youth ministry, wrote an article “The Failure of Youth Ministry”… Read Post
04.05.2006 – Better Living – 1 Comment on The girls of Patpong Rd are looking for a hero The girls of Patpong Rd are looking for a hero Patpong Rd. is Thailand’s worst flesh market. It’s a scary place, but God wants His people to invade the dark plac… Read Post
04.04.2006 – Vulnerability and me – No Comments on Secrets & healing – our Swazi experience Secrets & healing – our Swazi experience In 2004 I was caught up in the tragedy that is the nation of Swaziland. 42.6% of the adult population is HIV-posit… Read Post
04.03.2006 – Youth Ministry – 3 Comments on Some ideas for youth pastors wanting to disciple Some ideas for youth pastors wanting to disciple Since Mark Oestreicher called attention to my post entitled “A crisis in youth ministry,” I’ve been convicted th… Read Post
04.03.2006 – Better Living – 1 Comment on Spring in Georgia – plowing & sowing Spring in Georgia – plowing & sowing Yesterday Karen had me out in the garden. Springtime in Georgia is wonderful. First the tulip trees and Bradford pear… Read Post
04.02.2006 – Better Living – No Comments on Here’s something that helps a lot of marriages Here’s something that helps a lot of marriages Jannie and Dodie Botha are marriage counselors from South Africa. They have a simple tool they give couples that work… Read Post
04.02.2006 – Identity issues – 1 Comment on Stop comparing yourself Stop comparing yourself I’ve watched women in the South particularly victimized by this. We all have it to some degree, but then, some … Read Post
04.01.2006 – Discipling – 1 Comment on The result of too many sermons The result of too many sermons One more thought about yesterday’s blog: The result of pastors who have misunderstood their role and the place of a s… Read Post
03.31.2006 – Church – 26 Comments on A pastor’s job is not to preach A pastor’s job is not to preach Let me share a controversial conviction I have: A pastor’s job is not to preach. Preaching is a tool in his too… Read Post
03.30.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 2 Comments on We all need a spiritual coach We all need a spiritual coach “Preach the Word…correct, rebuke, and encourage.” II Timothy 4:2. As Paul gets on in years, he passes his … Read Post
03.29.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 3 Comments on Spiritual sores: parable of Caspar the beluga whale Spiritual sores: parable of Caspar the beluga whale A highlight of our weekend visit to the new Atlanta aquarium was the Beluga whale tank. Beluga whales are li… Read Post
03.28.2006 – Discipling – 8 Comments on One-to-one discipleship is a dying art form One-to-one discipleship is a dying art form Ask any group of Christians how many of them have been discipled and you won’t see many hands raised. Ask the same gr… Read Post
03.27.2006 – Discipling – 1 Comment on Discipleship is imitation Discipleship is imitation We think of an imitation as a fake, a fraud. But in the world of disciple making, its meaning is exactly the opposite… Read Post
03.26.2006 – Community and Covenant – 2 Comments on What it means to be in covenant What it means to be in covenant “God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.” Phil. 1:8 I’ll begin with a conf… Read Post