Setting Things Straight and Moving On
This was an awesome weekend at Fellowship Church! I am humbled by the outpouring of love, encouragement and support from so many people. Before I spoke, I took the opportunity to thank the church and address some recent news coverage. And now, we will continue to move forward and follow God in the work He is doing here.
No Secrets
We sometimes need to be reminded of why we do ministry. The calling on my life was given to me when I was 21 years of age. There were no words that any individual could have given me to persuade me to enter the ministry, or to stay out of the ministry. When God tugged at my heart to follow Him into full time service for His kingdom, it was only because of His call.To this day, I look back over the 28 years of ministry, and ...
Hope 4 Haiti Initiative
The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity, and I wanted to update you on what we are doing to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. In our continued efforts, we have formed a valuable partnership with Convoy of Hope—a humanitarian organization that already has established facilities and personnel on the ground in Haiti. Because of the generosity and support of the people of Fellowship Church, we have already been able to ...
Reaching Out
Over the past several hours, I’ve been praying for the people and thinking about the situation in Haiti. And as I reflect on the devastation and destruction that so many people are experiencing right now, I can’t help but see an opportunity for the Church to reach out and make a difference! Right now, details are still coming in from the Red Cross about specific physical needs and how we can help. But as those details become available, we ...
Do You Ever Have the Itch to Baptize?
This past Sunday we had an amazing number of people make the decision to follow Christ. I watched as hundreds of people flooded the altar areas of our different campuses. And as they were standing down front, I suddenly got an itch to baptize. I hadn’t planned it. We didn’t know it was going to happen. But it did. And it was amazing.Quickly, our team got everything together for that spontaneous baptism (our staff motto is: I’m always ...
Questions Answered
Questions are the key to learning. And when someone stops asking, they stop growing. This is especially true for young leaders and pastors. But the natural question then is, where do you go to get the answers? While the sources can be as limitless as the questions, there are those few places where you know you’ll discover the answers that will help make a difference. My close friend Bil Cornelius has a phenomenal resource to help you get those ...