Rockbridge Seminary – Just finishing up teaching “The Theology and Practice of Fellowship”

You’ve heard me share with great passion about Rockbridge Seminary.   Well, here I go again. I have just finished teaching another semester for Rockbridge and the learning environment it creates for men and women around the world who desire a seminary education when they can not or do not desire to leave their ministry position [...]

G2G “Grow to Go: Reaching Your Potential”

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I am so excited to share with you how we have been unpacking the 4 C’s at Christ Fellowship (CF) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.  As you recall the 4 C’s are Communication, Connection, Contribution and Community. As we think through helping persons take next steps on the journey of faith see if this helps [...]

First Impressions and the effect on Multi-Site Campuses

I am so blessed to be in the midst of thinking though First Impressions and its relationship to a multi-site campus environment. What does it mean to standardize First Impressions and all that that entails across multi-site? I.e. – Communication – oral, print, broadcast, & digital media (branding look/feel) Connection – traffic, greeters, ushers, first [...]

1/5 of Healthy

Ok… so I need to explain 1/5 of healthy.  I truly believe that Matthew 22 and Matthew 28 passages on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission are at the core of what Jesus asked us to do.  For the past 12 years we have tried to integrate these in to the core of who [...]

No One Ever Got To The Top Alone

OK… bear with me this is a long one. I am sitting in a hotel in Seminole, Texas on a 4 day consulting gig and I just had to write this post. I have been reading Dr. John C. Maxwell’s book, “Leadership Gold” when I stopped to think of all the people who have help [...]

Identifying holes in your Assimilation Strategy

As you know I’ve just landed as the Pastor of Adult Ministries at Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. One of the first things that pastor asked me to dive into is an in-depth look into our assimilation strategy across our campuses (Gardens, Royal Palm, CityPlace, Stuart, & Online) Think with me for a [...]

Ed Bahler writes, “God Wants His Churches Dirty But His People Spotless”

A friend of mine Rex Miller put me on to Ed Bahler and some writings he is doing on shifts the church needs to address. Movement 1 – The Digital Age Movement 2 – The Global Shif Movement 3 – Our Search to “Belong” (ever heard me use this word? Movement 4 – Simplicity and [...]

“The people Jesus misses most” and “Is this what your Jesus told you to do.”

I’ve hi-jacked this phrase from Jim Henderson at Off the Map, “The People Jesus Misses Most“. When I pair that with Matt Casper’s phrase, “Is this what your Jesus told you to do” it causes me focus in on asking questions about creating organic community to use Joseph Myers terminology, that moves persons in the [...]

My Time with The Crossing Church, Costa Mesa, California

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Just wanted to say THANK YOU to Debbie Collette, Involvement Pastor of The Crossing Church in Costa Mesa, California as we had a great time working with her and the team at The Crossing the week leading up to Easter 2008. Debbie you are doing a great ministry leading The Crossing. I do believe I [...]

What are the challenges churches face in providing both Sunday School and Small Groups?

Dr. Daryl Eldridge with Rockbridge Seminary posted this question as a comment on one of last week’s blog postings. GREAT QUESTION! What are the challenges churches face in providing both Sunday School and Small Groups? Here are my learnings around this topic: 1. Senior Pastors are not in either a Sunday School or a Small [...]