Brian Mosley, president of BluefishTV, had an interesting article about our living in the age of outsourcing. We pay someone to change our oil, cook our food, care for our yard, clean our clothes and anything else we don’t want to do. And of course we’ve all read the news reports of companies outsourcing business [...]

I think Henry Blackaby put his finger exactly on the point when Baptist Press reported, “If Southern Baptists want to see a ‘Great Commission Resurgence,’ Henry Blackaby believes they need to focus on the relationship between disciples and the living Lord Jesus, not launch a new emphasis on evangelism.” 
 
Blackaby also said, “I have felt for [...]

I was reading about the new Barna research that indicated Americans are exploring new ways of experiencing God, and the results are interesting. Since I am passionate about men’s ministry, I wondered how this information might be applied to our situation at King’s Grant, and the Men of Steel in particular.
 

88% of American adults say [...]

A popular Purpose-Driven church has a Bible study series of the same title; but I just finished reading an article in Christian Single magazine (May 2009) on the New Monasticism. People are not running off to secluded places to escape society, but rather are getting in touch with one another within community, living communally, but also [...]

Beware; this is a long post, written in anticipation for the King’s Grant Strategy Rally, February 8 at 4:00.
 
I am a fan of small group Bible study and fellowship groups! Well, that’s probably not a real secret, but when I challenge classes toward growth and outreach, I hope that you are helping to move people [...]

Can you identify with this situation? Let’s listen in on a brief conversation between Bob and Bill during lunch last Tuesday: 
 

Bob: I just don’t get it. I listen to the same sermon you do each week but I don’t seem to be growing.
Bill: If you only had a weekly, 30-minute conversation with your wife, you wouldn’t [...]

I recently ran across this story:
 
In a somewhat recent story in the L.A. Times, legendary coach John Wooden gave a different take on his famous saying, “Be quick but don’t hurry.” During UCLA’s game against Kansas, Wooden noticed Kansas was sometimes out of control and hurried too much. “I call that activity without achievement;’ said [...]

I think it is important to help children see the manhood of Jesus, but I’m afraid we don’t get a lot of help in this regard. I imagine that in the typical church, listening to sermons and Bible studies one hears only the softer side of Christ presented. As a matter of fact, a friend [...]

Christians are supposed to influence culture for the better, despite what many non-Christians might want. Richard Dawkins, the famous atheist professor at Oxford recently put signs on London busses stating that “There’s probably no God, now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Probably? Perhaps he is not too sure about his atheism or the bus company [...]

You’ve heard some version of this story… a guy walks down the street and he falls into a deep hole where the walls are so steep he can’t get out. [ BluefishTV has a short video of this story ] How about using this version…
 
·     A physician passes by and the guy shouts up, “Hey buddy! Can you [...]