12 Strategies for Using Word Search Puzzles in the Classroom

Angels of Reconciliation--This was the cover story for GROWING CHURCHES Winter 2000 about how a small church made a huge impact on their remarkable mission trip.  After writing about this story, I lead the church I was pastoring on a mission trip of our own.  Read about it here.

Aspiring authors emerging as writers' conference matures--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

Are we Ready for Him?  How do you respond to that knock on your door asking for help?

Attitude Check--Preaching on Hell can be a touchy subject.  Before I do, I perform an "attitude check." 

Avoiding the Trash on the Information SuperHighway--Making the Internet Safe for Your Family 

Beyond the Struggle for Power--Power is a four-letter word,  er a five-letter word, anyway, we don't talk about power much, we even act like the stuggles don't exist.  But they do.  Here's a slice of life from my ministry in the early 90's.

Breaking out of Plastic Prison How to get out of debt

Chance Encounter--A brief story about the Providence of God

Church conflict can prove healthy if handled biblically--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

Cyber-Pastor--Read this article to learn how to expand your ministry to the world using the Internet.

Dealing With Difficult People

Despond--The "Eighth Deadly Sin" that  plagues many ministries..

DIRECT MAIL: HOW TO REDUCE YOUR COST AND INCREASE YOUR RESULTS. 

Does your Church Need a Web Site?--This article shows you how to begin an Internet ministry for your Church and how that ministry can impact the world. This article shows you how to get a free web site for your church in just 5 minutes!

Feeding Those Who Feed Us. Cover story for On Mission Magazine.  Link takes you to their website.

Have a life purpose, author tells writers--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

Help is Just a Click Away--Link will take you to Leadership Network Website.  Whether you're starting a new church, expanding your ministry to another site, beginning afresh at a new church or needing a second wind in your current ministry, you will benefit from getting to know your community better. The Internet offers resources to acquaint you with the religious, economic, and ethnic makeup of your community. Some of the helps are fee-based and offer custom services, but much of the information is yours for the taking.

How to Double Your Class in Two Years--A book Review of Josh Hunt's Book by the same title

How to Survive your Tenure as a Chairperson

In Sync--Yesterday's Techniques don't work for Today's Audience.  This article first appeared in Group Publishing's REV magazine.  It explores what cutting edge pastors are doing to connect with their audiences.

Innovative leaders: Seek change through unlimited possibilities--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

Internet Sermon Prep --This Link takes you to Christianity Today's Web Site

Interactive Worship--How some Churches are getting their worshippers to interact with the old, old story using new technology. 

In God We Trust--That's what our money says, but does our giving habits reflect that statement?

Launching an Internet Ministry

Leadership is work, not heroics--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

My Miracle--What Happens when a preacher loses his voice?  It happend to me.  In this article I show my struggle with myself and my God. 

Nothing--Christians Celebrate Nothing for Easter.  First published in the Detroit News.

Our God Remains--A poem about the faithfulness of God

Priming the Heart--The creative arts can be used in worship to form a tapestry that prepares the worshipper for an encounter with the One who created everything.

Pulpit Plagiarism?--When is it OK to preach another person's sermon? 

"Reaping the Whirlwind" --the Cover Story for the Fall 2000 Growing Churches Magazine tells the remarkable story of Trevor Bron's leadership at the Next Level Church in Denver, Colorado

Revolution--an Analysis of Barna's book Revolution.--Link will take you to Leadership Network's website

Speakers cite hope for church's witness amid perils of 'post-human' millennium--Link will take you to Baptist Press web site.

Retooling your Preaching for the 21st Century--Times have changed.  Has your preaching style?

Stop The Rumor Mill from Grinding your Family

Target Evangelism--A look at how churches can use modern demographic and sociographic metions to reach a specific target group with the gospel.

The Well Organized Pastor--Link will take you to Christianity Today's Website.

When in Doubt--Some advice from Dieter Zander about Ministry.

When Words Aren't Enough--Sometimes our presence means more than our words.

Worship or Infomercial?--How to handle the constant request to give announcements from the pulpit.