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 […]
Why Every Pastor Needs a Sabbatical
Today is my first day of work back from my summer sabbatical. First off, I want to thank my great church for providing me with this much needed opportunity. It has been refreshing and I feel energy for ministry in a way I have not felt for quite some time. Pastors need sabbaticals. I know […]
Observations from Visiting Different Churches this Summer
I’ve been on a full sabbatical this summer. It has been an enriching, rejuvenating, and much needed time. One aspect of my sabbatical was that I visited different churches each Sunday. This has been a great eye-opening experience for me. I don’t have all the answers, but it certainly raised some good questions. Namely, if […]