Archive for August, 2008
Today @ The Gathering – August 31
Today @ The Gathering we continued in our present series, “Chasing Balance” with installment number three, “Engage,” striking the right balance between trying and trusting.
It was David’s son Solomon who made this profound statement: “A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and… More
The Sinister Side of Success
Who doesn’t want to be successful? Everyone I know spends a lot of time and money in the effort of high achievement. Success is a good thing, but it also has a sinister side.
The sinister side of success is not about what success creates or achieves, (those noble things… More
Mega-Church Pastors are Selfish, Ego-Driven Show-Hounds
I was listening to someone in a restaurant the other day and when I heard they were talking about church, my ears perked up. Ok, I was eavesdropping.
But I couldn’t help it when I heard one of them say, “Yeah, all mega-church pastors are selfish, ego-driven, show-hounds.” I thought,… More
Asking Too Little; Demanding Too Much
I don’t know about you but I am really sick and tired of books and articles talking about how lazy, insecure, and undisciplined the American Christian is.
Too many people are moaning about the lack of commitment and discipline as we respond to polls taken by various organizations. I don’t… More
Today @ The Gathering – August 24
Today @ The Gathering we continued our new series entitled, “Chasing Balance” with positive principle number two, the principle of “Flow.”
After having built a solid foundation, we’re able to live each and every day out of the overflow of that relationship. What relationship? The relationship to… More
Why Churches Should Be Glad They Are Volunteer Intensive
Tomorrow morning all around America and the world, hundreds of thousands of churches and literally hundreds of millions of people will gather to worship Jesus Christ in gatherings called churches. And while they are all very different and unique, they all share one thing in common. All these… More
The Phelps Effect
You’d have to be on another planet to not know who Michael Phelps is, especially since he’s broken all Olympic records in just about every category: number of gold medals, number of total medals, world records. He’s been lauded and praised as the greatest athlete ever. And while he deserves… More
Today @ The Gathering – August 17
Today @ The Gathering we began a brand new series entitled, “Chasing Balance.” In this series we’re talking about the seven positive principles that will help you succeed in your pressure-packed life.
All of us face pressure. Too many of us think it’s bad and think that… More
Today @ The Gathering – August 10
Today @The Gathering we finished up our current series, “We Don’t Do Fear,” with a talk entitled “Let’s Make A Ding In The Universe.”
The mantra that was introduced is the branding statement for The Gathering, or what we want people to be able to say is simply,
5 Words I Want to Describe The Gathering
Your church has a reputation – good or bad. Most of the time it’s in between – neither good nor bad, which is really the problem.
In Revelation one of the churches was warned that God wanted them to either be hot or cold, not lukewarm. Most church experiences in… More
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