The Trip to Hillsong
Last week I had the opportunity to travel Down Under and speak at the intergalactic Hillsong Conference! Here's a little of what I saw and did.Doctors say you should get up and move every 2 hours or so...that meant a lot of walks up and down the aisles during a 17 hour flight! Arriving in New Zealand for our connecting flight, we realized we forgot something. Most people would lose it if this happened to them. Not ...
Breaking all the Rurals!
In the church world, leaders often believe that success is all about putting up the big numbers. But success—real success—is about much more. And all it takes is one look at Shannon O'Dell's leadership to realize that what is truly important is our commitment to follow God's call on our lives ... no matter where it leads.In Transforming Church in Rural America, Shannon confronts some of the most powerful and ...
Membership Has Its Privileges
This past weekend I did something I've never done in the history of Fellowship Church. Normally, our membership class is held after each service in another room. But heading into the weekend, I felt a strong leading to present the vision, reality and benefits of membership in the local church to everyone from the stage. The response to the weekend was amazing! 983 people filled out the membership covenant.983 ...
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 ...