Christians often ask themselves and their pastors what steps they need to take to find their calling. They feel a bit lost in life, maybe stuck in a job they don’t like, trying to figure out their major in college, or just have a general feeling of restlessness. So I’m here to give you the […]
What has God put on your heart? Go do it.
Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 1 Samuel 14:6 Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more […]
Reflections from day 1 of the Justice Conference: Martin Luther King
When we think of social justice, we often don’t think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And when we think of Martin Luther King, we often don’t think about how sold out for Jesus this man was. In my first session of the day at the Justice Conference, Paul Louis Metzger played a 5 minute […]
Why Are We Afraid to Talk About Our Depression?
I suffer from depression. I also go to counseling and take anti-depression medication. I first started getting symptoms in 2006 when I began working on my church plant. I first went to counseling for it in 2008. I went on medication during the winter of 2009, but went off of it in Spring 2010. I […]
Talking Business, Church Planting, & Jesus on Michigan Business Rap
I had the privilege of being on the Michigan Business Rap this week to discuss church planting as a small business. Click below if you’d like to listen in: It’s a little nerve-racking when you do live radio and don’t know what the questions are going to be ahead of time. There were two questions […]
Best Ways to Kill a New Church Plant
I spoke at a church planting luncheon at Riverview Church today on “duh moments” as a church planter. Most of what I shared is based on mistakes I made sometime during my 7-year church planting journey: (these tips are for those looking to pastor a new church as their full-time paid vocation) Sometimes the church […]