I’m amazed at what God is doing across Tennessee through His people and through the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. In Dandridge, 15 more boys were recently saved, baptized, and set…
Whenever we Baptists set out to revitalize our times of worship, we are tempted to begin by addressing musical style. Often, we do so with little consideration of worship’s content….
“Lord, there must be more to it than this!” I uttered the words in frustration. I was the pastor of a good church with good people and good resources, and…
I have always been fascinated by the image of a potter’s wheel. Something about the way a master potter takes a lump of clay and molds it into a beautiful…
One of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s five core objectives is to see at least 500 churches revitalized by the year 2024. Because I believe renewed worship fuels revitalized churches,…
One of the mixed blessings of being a pastor is presiding or participating in funerals, especially those of Christian friends. On the one hand there is sadness for the loss…
Too often in the church revitalization process, church leaders attempt what I call the “Lone Ranger” approach. They attempt to lead their church through a difficult process, one that they…
Let me go ahead and say it: Pastors aren’t perfect. Surely that isn’t new information for anyone, but I can almost hear you saying, “Well thanks for that news flash…
Aren’t you glad it is Christmas? You can settle into your favorite chair by the fire, watch the twinkling lights on the tree, and sip hot chocolate from your favorite…