Ministry is foremost about people and relationships.
As a worship leader and amateur sound guy I realize there can be areas of tension between the stage and the booth. Between 'us' and 'them'. But the goal of the worship leader and the sound person should be identical: to provide as few distractions for the worshipper as [...]
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10 Things Every Worship Leader Wishes Their Sound Person Knew
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The Bible in 90 Days: WHY?
On January 2, 2010, I began the process of reading the Bible through in 90 days using the YouVersion.com online plan. If I stay on track, I’ll finish with Revelation 22 on April 2.
There are certainly other ways to read the Bible other than ‘in 90 days’, but here are the reasons why I’m doing [...] -
BEAR One Another’s Burdens
As I’m writing this (from my iPhone!) we are loading up for our student ministry’s annual winte retreat to Lake Brownwood. Our theme this year is from Galatians 6: ‘bear each other’s burdens’.
This year, students from our sister church, New Life Baptist, will be joining us as we explore the Scriptures and worship together. [...] -
Bark at the BF&M 2000? (again)
Today, December 3 marks the birthdays of two influential people in the culture of my life. I've sent them both birthday wishes…
Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon…
and Jim Richards, Executive Director of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
To bring balance to the Force, take time to view lyrics to Ozzy's Bark At The Moon, and those of the Baptist Faith and [...] -
An Open Letter: Part 2
Not long ago I had lunch with a close friend who runs a million-dollar overseas missions ministry. Before he had to leave for Sudan one weekend, we met for some great BBQ, talked about our ministries, our struggles and victories over the previous year, and caught up on some personal issues. At the end of [...]
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why i love insomnia
Many of you know I deal with periodic insomnia. As aggravating as it may be at times, it's amazing what our bodies can endure without going completely bankrupt. So until it becomes something debilitating, I try to just enjoy the ride and see where it takes me.
Some nights I just can't sleep. Some nights [...]
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Sunday Setlist: Communion
*note: this blog is a part of the Sunday SetList blog carnival going on at Fred McKinnon’s little corner of cyberspace.)
This Sunday was our Communion service, where we observed the Lord’s Supper/Last Supper. Rather than the typical flow of things, we opened with baptism (the first in our new building!) and prayer time, followed by a video to [...] -
Tell Stories
“If the God you believe in as an idea doesn’t start showing up in what happens to you in your own life, you have as much cause for concern as if the God you don’t believe in as an idea does start showing up.It is absolutely crucial, therefore, to keep in constant touch with what [...]
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Our Story: James
While we are busy catching up after a week of Spring Break, sit back and enjoy a great video.
This week’s edition of Our Story features James, a great student in our ministry, who shares his struggles and experiences of vandalism, suicide, and redemption.
Watch it in HD here on Vimeo. -
Sex Camp
In the 2008 hit movie Juno, Juno’s father tells his teenage daughter, who has just disclosed that she is pregnant, “I didn’t know you were that kind of girl,” to which Juno replies, “I don’t know what kind of girl I am.”
Gone are the days when good girls “don’t” and bad girls “do.” Now good girls [...]
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