Last week was a busy week for me. I led a seminar entitled, “Connecting he Sermon to the Small Group.” This seminar introduced pastors to the concept of reinforcing expository preaching with sermon based small groups. The seminar went well and I’m looking forward to doing it again at the Small Church Leadership Conference. I’m [...]
Archive for the 'Preaching' Category
National Conference on Preaching
January 17, 2009Fire, Life, and Ministry
January 10, 2009When a fire breaks out, opportunity strikes.
I have been working some in my Sunday School Class through Purpose Driven Life. It’s amazing how these young adults have come alive in the last 8 weeks. Every day they are sending text messages about the book and what it means in their lives. Fire has broken out [...]
Seminar: “Connecting the Sermon to the Small Group”
December 18, 2008
How can a church make disciples in the 21st Century? On January 13, 2009, I’ll be leading a workshop at the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention onConnecting the Sermon to the Small Group. If you know of any pastors who are in churches where Sunday School is not working or expanding or are looking for [...]
Book Recommend: Sticky Church
November 25, 2008I just finished reading Pastor Larry Osborne’s Sticky Church. The book is a must read for anyone wanting to do small groups well. Really, if you want to do a simple church type of model, you should consider sermon-based small groups as a way to make disciples and close the back door of the church. Here [...]
Tribute to S.M. Lockridge
November 21, 2008S.M.Lockridge has gone to be with the Lord, but he’s a legend. If you have never him, here you go!
