Preaching without notes is the opposite of "winging it." In my case at least, it is the result of a highly personalized (OK, maybe even somewhat OCD) process that's built on these three premises: Internalize, don't memorize If you get lost during delivery, you're the...
Here is just about the highest accolade I can give to Will Mancini, church consultant, author, and founder of Auxano: my wife Julie ALWAYS says she wants to meet him in person because after he brought his brand of coaching to Good Shepherd, I began to sleep so much...
Last year, I spent three days in Orlando, Florida, at a gathering for pastors. It was three days of worship, education, information, encouragement, and fellowship. I talked with quite a few pastors during that event, but my conversation with good friend (and new...
I've realized something in talking with church leaders and trying to understand momentum in church:When you simplify the proclamation, you multiply the impact.Here's what I mean. We at Good Shepherd have quite consciously become less clever and more bold on Sundays....
A year ago at this time (May of 2010), Good Shepherd was knee deep into the hoopla of a series called The Office. Taking a cue from the hit television show, we explored office morality and ethics from a biblical perspective.Because of the strong cultural connections...
Every once in awhile, I think of something I should have said in a sermon.This past Sunday was just such a case.I had a nice riff that went along these lines:Some of you have issues at work. Some of you have issues with your boss and you can't imagine ever being good...