(The following is the May 20 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 11 and pay close attention to verses 19-26.) Churches can have a love-hate relationship with membership, attendance, and other statistics. We may interpret increased growth as God’s blessing, but how do we perceive lower or trending numbers? Do …
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Christians, Love One Another
(The following is the April 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 13 and pay close attention to verses 34-35.) Is the love shared between Christians so strong that it is evident to all, including non-Christians? It should be. Jesus said, “I give you a new command: Love one another. …
Book Review: “Fusion” by Nelson Searcy with Jennifer Dykes Henson
As the Sunday School Director at my church and as a Christian who wants to effectively help bring new believers into the body of Christ and new church members into our congregation, I read with great interest the book Fusion by Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson. I read the older 2007 version rather than the …
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Book Review: “Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur” by Ken Hemphill
As the Sunday School Director at my church, I'm keenly interesting in leading our Sunday School toward continuous growth and accomplishing its several purposes well. That is no small challenge in our inner-city congregation that currently runs about one-fourth the number of people present on Sunday mornings as it did when my family first joined …
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With Thanks During Pastor Appreciation Month
This is Pastor Appreciation Month. Pastors should be appreciated every month of the year for the important, tireless, and unending work they do, but it’s still good to set aside a particular month to show our appreciation. So let me take this opportunity to publicly thank my pastor, Mark Williams, and my associate pastor, Kris …
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