This is a repost from “Thoughts on life, Leadership and Technology” If you work or volunteer on a church ministry team, you are not immune to the spiritual dangers that others face. In fact, probably just the oppposite – you are even MORE AT RISK! There are many stories of well known ministry (and even …
Author: Steve
I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges.
Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
The Strength of a Team
Thoughts on team ministry from dialogues with a missionary friend, Dave M. The strength of a team is the composite of the strengths of the individuals. The unity of a team is built around the weaknesses of each individual. True, false or something in between? Some would say that a team is only as strong …
Unique versus Useful
From my son Nathan
Self-Evaluation in Silence
As 2009 comes to the end and 2010 dawns on the horizon–I’m finding, again, the need to evaluate and set purposeful goals.  In this process, the noise of the world can get in the way. Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church,  Seattle, Washington provides these great self-reflecting questions.  After reading the post and the questions.  You …
Gazing at Jesus
Matthew 7:24-29, the final instruction of the Sermon on the Mount provides a wonderful challenge to go beyond hearing to doing. Jesus makes it clear that listening to Him or even agreeing with Him is not enough.  The wise build the foundation of their lives on the reading/hearing and doing of the Words of Jesus. And …
Give thanks
Psalm 92:1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, 3 to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. 4 For you, O Lord, …
Pursuing Purity
In the last six months or so I’ve been involved in planning several different sessions (lessons and gatherings) for men, to challenge men to pursue purity. Â The theme verse for all these evens has been 2 Timothy 2:22 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on …