ChurchMedic

It never will surprise me the amount of money a company will spend in order to have its associates, leaders and partners Grow.
An example - Exchange ~ which is being held in Washington DC next week. It’s three days with 80 of the top CEOs and business leaders in the country. It’s up close [...]

ENVY:  We want something that another church has:   It used to be that the church was the specialist when it came to God - and the things of God.   Not any more…  WikiPedia, Google, … well lets face it… the Internet is where people go now…  But… then there are those few churches out there [...]

OUCH

50% of pastors’ marriages will end in divorce
80% of seminary graduates will leave ministry in the first 5 years
90% of pastors said their seminary or Bible school training did only a fair to poor job preparing them for ministry.
70% of pastors are grossly underpaid (compared to the amount of work they [...]

Religion Documentary ? or just plain Bashing

Many who are followers of my blog and my experience with the church have heard me constantly refer to church employees, volunteers, helpers — etc as servants.   This idea is not new  - it is something I learned from Michael Slaughter- one of my mentors even if he does not know it …
Recently I had [...]

As many of you know I have had the opportunity to interview with a number of pastors and search call committees recently -   Each found it amazing that I began interviewing the church while they interviewed me:
Questions I have been asking:

How many professions of faith have happened in the church as a result of outreach.
I [...]

Many that know me well say that I am not a man of few words… I would agree.
Ernest Hemmingway was once asked to write a story in just six words. He wrote a sad one …
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.”
The world’s shortest story inspired writer Larry Smith who wondered what memoirs people might be [...]

Being a father is fun, crazy, tiring, difficult, rewarding, hmmmm before I go further and use every adjective ever made.. lets not get off track.
I am watching parents and children to see how they interact - how the children listen, how they are raised - and how and when they stop listening to the parents [...]