If you are leading a small group Bible study here are a few things to consider. Your role as a small group leader, in many ways, is that of pastor. You are on the front lines of life. People lives are changed when they can have meaningful relationships in the context of a small group. [...]
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Scott Pittman – Turning Pointe Lead Pastor
Posted: December 19, 2008 in Church, Leadership, Ministry & Leadership, The WordI’ve been holding off blogging about my new role at the Turning Pointe; until it becomes official in January. For now it will suffice for me to share with you a clip from a recent sermon from the Lead Pastor Scott Pittman. Scott, Dude, you fire me up! I appreciate your love and passion for [...]
Can spiritual maturity be obtained in this life? Absolutely, Yes! While a believer will never be sinless in this life, they should grow to a place of maturity where they can take responsibility for their own spiritual heath and well being. When we are born and our bodies start a process toward physical maturity. We [...]
A friend of mine sent me this video a few weeks ago and I knew I had to share it. Basically it’s a parable that demonstrates how goofy things would be if the church took over Starbucks. If you have a first impressions team at your church that is responsible for welcoming people (Greeters, ushers, [...]
There is much talk these days, among the circles that I run in, about what it takes to grow a church. Over the last several weeks my Pastor and I have had several conversations about our church’s mission, vision, and strategy. Unfortunately most of these are assumed and never revisited by a church’s leadership or [...]
Church + Gospel + Culture=The Great Commission
Posted: November 3, 2008 in Books, Church, Culture, Ministry & LeadershipThis diagram was brought to my attention as I read through Mark Driscoll’s book Radical Reformission. The following designations help us understand how the church, culture, and the gospel message should relate to each other. Ideally each segment should have a part in the mission of our churches if we are going to be effective [...]
“On October 31, 1517, a German monk name Martin Luther posted his grievances with the Medieval Roman Catholic Church on the church door in Wittenberg (see photo). Those grievances, known as the Ninety-five Theses, sparked the movement which became known as the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation marked a return by Christians throughout Europe to the [...]
I’m finishing up the book Wild Goose Chase. An introduction to the book reads, “Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit – ‘The Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surrounds [...]
Just a heads-up to let you know about the Daraja Children’s Choir of Africa that will be in Hattiesburg the night of October 29th. These kids led worship at Catalyst and from that expierence I recommend you come and see the joy on their faces first hand. Most of us have watch commercials showing the [...]
Yesterday I was fascinated to read about how story arcs in TV shows like LOST (my personal favorite), ER, and Allis have made them some of the most popular in our day. (I finally know what to call it when they jump all around during an episode.) So here’s an arc to a blog I [...]
