Stan Ott of the Vital Churches Institute has written a post about preaching. Drawing on the popularity of the TV Show “So You Think You C Ott an Dance?” Ott asks “So You Think You Can Preach?” Ott gives some practical advice for preachers: Does your sermon faithfully Biblical passage? Does your sermon bear witness [...]
Chris Walker at Evangelism Coach has a great post — “6 Ways To Mess Up A Good Conversation” on how to “mess up” a conversation with someone about Christ. Here are the 6 ways: 1. Interrupt a person’s private thoughts (i.e. — barge in when someone is trying to just have some quiet time 2.Slightly [...]
Here’s a question for your Monday morning — is evangelism more important than discipleship — or is it the other way around? There’s an interesting article at The Columbia Partnership’s web sitethat says it’s not a question of either / or — but both / and — that churches need to develop ways to do [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
