A Personal Note and Update
This afternoon my wife Laura and I will fly to Dallas, TX. Saturday I will receive my D.Min. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. In light of this journey I want to share some of my experience. The...
View ArticleWhy I’m Going Offline for a Few Days
Let’s face it, life can flat our wear us down, can’t it! It’s true for everyone, but especially for the go-getter, fast-paced, action-oriented, get-er-done types like me! That’s why I’m going offline...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Unplug and go Offline
Life can seem to go a thousand miles an hour! It’s a challenge to rest, reflect, and recharge. It’s even harder to unplug and go offline from the screens of life and social media. That’s why I took...
View ArticleHow To Respond to Failure: Three Essentials
I love my wife! On our wedding day I made a lifelong commitment to love her… no matter what. Add to that as a Christian husband I’m to love my wife like Jesus loves His church. Ah, who can do that! Any...
View ArticleBook Review: Strange Leadership, 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization
If you’re looking for a book filled with the latest and greatest innovative fads do not read this book. However, if you believe, like Greg Atkinson, that God is the Chief Innovator, and your best...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why You Need to Get Moving!
I wrote a master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation. By far the hardest part was to get moving, to get started! Once I got the ball rolling the pieces fell into place. How many great opportunities are...
View ArticleBIG Transition: Plans to Launch Restoration Church!
Life is full of transitions. From each stage of physical growth, schools, friends, marital status, churches, housing, and jobs. The last few months has been full of BIG transitions for our family. It’s...
View ArticleRestoration Church Next Steps
Excited and scared! Those words describe how my wife and I feel about this season of our lives and ministry. We are excited to be on a church planting team, and to be raising prayer and financial...
View ArticleChange Your Posture, Charge Your Power
When I emphasize the DO-ing part of evangelism I struggle. I struggle to just DO it. There are a million things I’d rather DO than go out and talk to strangers about something most of them don’t want...
View Article5 Benefits of Multiethnic Churches
THE Answer to the "Race" Issue of Our Time Racial tension and conflict has flooded the news lately. Rather than point fingers and cast blame, I submit THE answer is quite simple. Not easy or quick, but...
View ArticleContemplative Spirituality as a Way of Life
There are a number of challenging messages we hear on a regular basis that make living a Jesus-centered way of life very difficult. Last Sunday I shared a message in our (Restoration Church) Vision...
View ArticleIs BiVocational The Future For Church Leaders?
My BiVocational Story And How You Can Take The Next Step To Greater Impact And Increased Income In August 2014 my wife and I left a steady and somewhat comfortable position to launch into the uncertain...
View ArticleWhy I’m Taking A Break From Social Media
Hint... I'm going on vacation! I love social media! In fact, it’s part of my livelihood (you may or may not know that I’ve recently started a consulting business to supplement my income. One thing I do...
View ArticleBooks I’m Planning To Read In 2019
The books I read in 2018 had a profound impact on my family, work, and ministry (top 10 reads from 2018 below). Setting goals, having a plan, and making that plan a priority can go a long way in...
View ArticleJoin The #CoronaBeardChallenge
I RARELY shave with a razor and keep an ongoing five o’clock shadow. After a few days it get itchy and doesn’t look very good (IMO). I HATE shaving! Maybe you can relate? During this time of physical...
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