Adding Another Disciple

What can you do when you receive an request for adding another disciple and your schedule is already full? What are the options in order to ensure the disciple does not lose interest? How can you avoid spreading yourself too thin? Options Several options come to mind. Consider the following:…

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Crash Bars or Highway Bars?

If you are reading this you probably know a little bit about motorcycles. I love to ride my C-50 Suzuki. OK it’s not a Harley Davidson but it runs great and is paid for! On most afternoons I ride the country roads of Shelby County. On weekends I sometimes ride…

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Flash! The World is Coming to an End!

You have probably heard on the national news that there are billboards proclaiming the end of the world.  They read “Judgment Day May 21” and then reads, “The Bible Guarantees It.”  There are 1,200 such billboards in the US and 2,000 in other countries.  I also understand this group has…

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Six Mega Shifts, Part 3

You may have read this study by Barna, but I think it is worth examining again as we try to reverse the tide of the declining effectiveness of our churches on the culture.  Here’s the mega shift Growing numbers of people are less interested in spiritual principles and more desirous…

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Six Mega Shifts, Part 1

You may have read this Barna study, but I think it is worth looking at again as we try to reverse the tide of the declining effectiveness of our churches on the culture. These six shifts should wake us up and cause us to think, plan, and lead in a…

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Farewell

Today I say farewell as the writer of 28Nineteen. On November 2, 2008, I will assume the Senior Pastor position at the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Kentucky. My family and I are very excited about our new assignment from the Lord. Read about our move in this Kentucky Baptist…

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Healthy Church, Part 2

Have you ever thought about what makes a church healthy? In our last post, we mentioned that two ingredients in a healthy church are UNITY and DIVERSITY. Although diverse people from various walks of life usually make up a church, they can still be unified through the Holy Spirit. In…

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