Ed Stetzer, Director of Research for Lifeway, reported yesterday at the Exponential Conference that the Southern Baptist Denomination is now at a point of decline. This is the first time in its history that the denomination has seen a decline.
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What is your reaction to this news?
T.D. Jakes closed out the C3 Conference. It was a GREAT decision to have T.D. finish. He brought the house down! T.D. is the Senior Pastor of the The Potter’s House, Dallas, TX. Here are my take-aways from his talk:
You haven’t begun to preach until you become controversial.
The cost of leadership is conflict.
People generally admire their leaders [...]
Holy cow…Tommy is 70!
If you’ve ever wanted to quit, you’re not the only one: Abraham, Peter, Martin Luther, John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, Winston Churchill,
The Honor of Wanting to Quit
It’s a sign of success – those who want to quit at least have something to quit.
The more you have to quit, the more you want [...]
Brian Houston is the Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia. Here are some of my take-aways from his talk:
Sometimes as a leader we need to take one step to the side to get people to begin following us, stop running into us, and impeeding our movement. (little tweaks make a difference)
Churches should be empowering [...]
There were two reasons I was excited to attend the C3 Conference. First, getting time alone with my team. Secondly, getting to hear Perry Noble in person. I’ve been following Perry and what God is doing at New Spring Church, Anderson, SC for about a year. It’s been amazing to see God work in and through the [...]
Here are my take-aways from Mac Richard, the founding pastor of Lake Hills Church, Austin, TX:
There is a tension between having community and responsibility in a relationship.
There is a tension between love and accountability in a relationship.
Accountability is grown out of love. We can’t institutionalize accountability. (I know that’s right!)
All good leadership radiates from love [...]
I was at the C3 Conference at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX with the Ed Staff at Henderson Hills. It was great spending time with my staff. I’m truly blessed to get to serve and do life together with these people.
Here are some of my key ’Take-Aways’ from the C3 Conference:
Ed Young, Jr
God allows us to break [...]
I’ve been working with the Spiritual Growth Team over the last 2 months to define what our goals should be for the next 5 years. This has been fun and also a difficult process. Especially when you think about all the age groups represented: Birth - Sr. Adult.
One thing that all of us, in one [...]
The last month has really been crazy. Here’s just a short list of what has been happening in my life:
Josh, my oldest son, proposed to his girlfriend. He did it like no one I know. We had a surprise party for them at the end of the evening. To see photos of the party go [...]
I took this photo while in South Bend, IN. When I took it, thoughts of the church came to mind. How does this photo affect you?