February, 2008 Archives

Close The Open - Ended Tasks

February 29th, 2008 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

In the ministry — and — I am sure — in almost all areas of life — there are tasks that never seem to be completed. It could be that the reason for this is that they are what Scott Young calls “Open - Ended Tasks” — tasks that have no real specific goals.
Here’s [...]

The Soil For Growth

February 25th, 2008 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

Todd Rhoades at Monday Morning Insight had another good post today about what he sees as one of the major jobs for a Church leader — creating a culture of growth and acceptance in a church. Quoting from John Burke he writes:
“As leaders in a post-Christian society, our job is not making people [...]

Get More Done — Get Top Heavy

February 25th, 2008 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

Todd Rhoades at Monday Morning Insight has a great post today on how to get more done! Quoting from Scott H. Young he suggests we adopt a “top heavy approach” to projects — getting more done “at the top” — or the beginning — than “at the bottom” — or at the end.
This [...]

Sermon: Genesis 12:1-4(a), John 3:1-17

February 17th, 2008 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 Comments

I have posted my sermon for today on my sermon blog. It’s the second in my Lent series on the question: What Does Jesus Mean To You? — today’s sermon based on Genesis 12:1-4(a) and John 3:1-17 and entitles “Jesus Means We Can Change”.
Here’s a portion of it:
So – the question before you [...]

A Dog’s Death

February 16th, 2008 · Posted in What's Going On With Me · 4 Comments

This is a picture of the Youth Group from the Church on a camping trip last year. The fuzzy dog in the middle is our dog, Casey, a beautiful Bichon Frise who loved people — especially kids. She was always in the midst of trouble — but was so sweet you overlooked it! [...]